JNTUH B.Tech 2016-2017 (R16) Detailed Syllabus Watershed Management

Watershed Management Detailed Syllabus for B.Tech third year second sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.

The detailed syllabus for Watershed Management B.Tech 2016-2017 (R16) third year second sem is as follows.

B.Tech. III Year II Sem.                        L/T/P/C
Course Code:CE612PE                            3/0/0/3
Prerequisites: Water Resources Engineering

Course Objectives:

• To understand different watershed behaviour
• To be able to interpret runoff data and quantify erosion by using various modelling methods.
• To understand land use classification and impact of land use changes on hydrological cycle parameters.

Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, the student will be able to

• Identify causes of soil erosion
• Plan and design soil conservation measures in a watershed
• Plan and design water harvesting and groundwater recharge structures
• Plan measures for reclamation of saline soils

UNIT – I: Introduction,- concept of watershed, need for watershed management, concept of sustainable development. Hydrology of small watersheds

UNIT – II: Principles of soil erosion- causes of soil erosion, types of soil erosion, estimation of soil erosion from small watersheds, Control of soil erosion, methods of soil conservation – structural and non-structural measures.

UNIT – III: Principles of water harvesting, methods of rainwater harvesting, design of rainwater harvesting structures.

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TEXT BOOKS:

• Murthy, V.V.N. and M.K. Jha Land and Water Management, Kalyani Publishers, 2015
• Watershed Management by Madan Mohan Das and M.D. Saikia, Prentice Hall of India, 2013
• Watershed Management Muthy, J. V. S., , New Age International Publishers, 1998

REFERENCES:

• Watershed Hydrology by P E Black, Prentice Hall Englewood Cliffs, 1991
• Watershed Hydrology by R Suresh, Standard Publishers and Distributors, Delhi, 2007

For all other B.Tech 3rd Year 2nd Sem syllabus go to JNTUH B.Tech Civil and Environmental Engineering 3rd Year 2nd Sem Course Structure for (R16) Batch.

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