Addis Ababa Institute of Technology

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

CENG 6606 - Hydraulic Structures II [3]

1. Low head earth dams and reservoirs
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Types of earth dams
1.3 Causes of Failure of Earth Dams
1.4 Criteria for Safe Design of Earth Dams
1.5 Stability Analysis

2. Diversion Head Works

2.1 Introduction
2.2 Location of canal head works
2.3 Diversion weirs: Types and causes of failure
2.4 Criteria for design of weirs
2.5 Canal outlets
2.5.1 Types of outlets

3. Canal regulation structures: water and sediment control

3.1 Introduction
3.2 Canal falls or drops
3.3 Selection of type of fall
3.4 Principles of design
3.5 Hydraulic design of a fall
3.6 Structural design of a fall
3.6.1 Design of Sarda type fall
3.6.2 Design of straight glacis fall
3.7 Distributary head regulators
3.8 Cross regulators
3.9 Sediment control and exclusion devices

4. Cross drainage structures

4.1 Introduction
4.2 Types of cross drainage works
4.3 Design of cross drainage works

5. Irrigation pumping stations: types, intakes, powerhouse, pump and motor

5.1 Introduction
5.2 Total dynamic head or total pumping head
5.3 Types of pumps and principles of operation
5.4 Pump characteristic curves
5.5 Speed variation
5.6 Pump selection
5.7 Power unit

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 5.8 Energy requirements
5.9 Siting and installation of pumps
5.10 Water hammer phenomenon
5.11 Operation and maintenance of pumping units

6. Irrigation network layout

6.1 Introduction
6.2 Canal alignment
6.3 Water distribution within the canal network
6.3.1 Proportional distribution
6.3.2 Rotational distribution

References
1. Novak, et al (2007). Hydraulic Structures, 4th Ed
2. FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper 26/1,Volume I Small Hydraulic Structures,
1982
3. FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper 26/2,Volume II Small Hydraulic Structures,
1982
4. Any other relevant material (books, journals, internet, etc)

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