ADDIS ABABA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND CIVIL ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

COURSE OUTLINE
Course Name: Hydraulic Structure - I Academic Year : 2020 (2012E.C)
Course Code: CEng – 3161 Semester : II
Prerequisite : CEng-3133, CEng-3152, and CEng-3154 Credit Hours : L-LP-TU-HS (2-0-3-3)
Instructor : Yohannes H. Section: CE-31, CE-32, CE-33

Competences to be Acquired/course level of competences:

The course provides students with basic principles of the design of dams and its appurtenant structures. At the
end of the course, Students will be able to:
• Select the appropriate type of dams for a given site
• Design and Analyze the Stability of dams and Check and appreciate safety of dams
• Design and Analyze of dam appurtenant and their outlet structures
• Plan and design the various energy dissipation Structures.
• Know the lay out, types and components of Hydropower schemes.
1. ELEMENTS OF DAM ENGINEERING
1.1. Introduction
1.2. Dam Structures and Reservoirs
1.3. Storage Components
1.4. Classification of Dams
1.5. General Characteristics of Embankment and Concrete Dams
1.6. Site investigation, Selection of Sites and Type of Dams
1.7. Foundation Treatment
2. DESIGN PRINCIPLES OF DAMS
2.1. Concrete Dams
2.1.1. Force Acting On Concrete Dams
2.1.2. Design and Analysis Of Gravity Dams
2.1.3. Design of Arch and Buttress Dams
2.1.4. River Diversion During Construction
2.2. Embankment Dams
2.2.1. Classification of Embankment Dams
2.2.2. Causes of Failure of Earth Dams
2.2.3. Design Principles of Embankment dams
3. DAM OUTLET WORKS
3.1. Spillways and Its Design Principles
3.2. Energy Dissipaters
3.3. Dam Outlets or Sluices ways
4. DAM SAFETY, INSTRUMENTATION AND SURVEILLANCE
5. INTRODUCTION TO HYDROPOWER ENGINEERING
5.1. Introduction
5.2. Classification of Hydropower plant
5.3. Principal Components of Hydroelectric Scheme
5.4. Hydraulic Turbines
6. COMPARISON OF HAND CALCULATIONS WITH CADAM AND GEOSLOPE APPLICATION
SOFTWARES
A. COURSE REGULATION
 Attendance: it is compulsory to come to class on time and every time. If students are
going to miss 85% of the class during the term, they shall not be allowed to sit the final exam,
 Assignments: students must do their individual and group assignments and submit on or before
the due date as specified by the instructor.
 Tests/Quizzes: instructors should give short quizzes and tests as appropriate as possible.
 Cheating: students must do their own work and should not copy answers from someone else.

B. COMMITMENTS OF INSTRUCTOR & STUDENTS

 Preparedness: students must come to class prepared by bringing the appropriate materials like handouts
, worksheets , exercises given , text books, , assignments and Calculator. They have to Plan
and use their time for independent work, group work and home study effectively.
 Participation: students are expected to be active participation during class sessions.
 Coordination: instructors shall play a pivotal role in facilitating the teaching and learning
processes both in the class room and in office consultation hours.
C. MODE OF DELIVERY
 Lectures , Tutorials/Exercises , projects and Sudden Quizzes

D. MODE OF EVALUATION EXAM SCHEDULES

1. Test-I ............................................... 10%
2. Test -II …………………………… 10 % 1)Test-I .................. March 5-10/2020
3. Quiz Exam ………………………… 15% 2) Test -II ……….... March 25-30/2020
4. Project & Assignment……………… 10 % 3) Quiz Exam ……… April 20-25/2020
5. Attendance.………………………... 5% 4) Sudden quiz .......... May 05-10/2020
6. Final Exam……….………………… 50% 5) Final exam ............ June 4-15/2020
Total=100%
E. GRADE ASSESSMENT
[90,100] =A+ , [85,90) =A, [80,85) = A- , [75,80) = B+ , [70,75) = B , [65,70) = B- , [60,65) = C+ , [50,60)
= C , [45,50) = C- , [40,45) = D , [0,40) = F
F. CONSULTATION HOUR
1. Wednesday, 2:00-5:00P.M
2. Friday , 2:30-5:00P.M
OFF NO- B-063 , R-209/310
G. REFERENCES
1 Novak, Moffat, Nalluri & Narayanan (1996), Hydraulic structures.
2. Arora, K.R. “Irrigation, Water Power and Water Resource Engineering”, St. Pub. Delhi 2001.
3. Garg, S.K.,”Irrigation Enginnering And Hydraulic Structures” Khanna Pub. Delhi,2000
4. R.S Varshney, Irrigation Theory & practice.
5. U.S.B.R, Design of small Dams.
6. Sahasrabudhe, S.R. (1994). Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures,.
8. Vicher & Hager (1998), Dam Hydraulics.
9. Jansen (1988), Advanced dam Eng’g for design construction &Rehabilitation.
10. Davis & Sorenson, Handbook of hydraulics.
11. Daryl B.Simon and Fuat Sentirk, Sediment transport and technology