7/13/2021 Course Syllabus

SYL/001

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROURKELA

  COURSE SYLLABUS 13 JUL 2021 12:24

Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : CE6402 : Hydraulic Structures and Hydro Power Engineering {3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Kanhu Charan Patra
 
Syllabus
Failure of hydraulic structures founded on previous foundation, Bligh’s creep theory ,Lanes weighted creep theory, Khoslas theory and
concept of flow nets, Design of vertical drop weir on Bligh’s theory, Design of modern weirs and barrages founded on permeable
foundations on the basis of Khosl’s theory, Data pertaining to certain important barrages of India, Selection of the type of dam and their
classification, Factors governing the selection of a particular type of dam ,Selection of dam site, Storage zones of a reservoir, Rule
curves and operating tables for reservoirs ,Design and construction of gravity dam: definition, typical cross section, Forces acting o
gravity dam ,Modes of failure and criteria for structural stability of gravity dams, Gravity method or two dimensional stability analysis,
Elementary profile of gravity dam, High and low gravity dam ,Profile of a dam from practical consideration, Design considerations and
fixing the section of a dam ,Design of gravity dam, Diversion problem in dam construction, Construction of galleries in gravity dam,
cracking of concrete in concrete gravity dam, Joints in gravity dam, Foundation treatment for gravity dams
 
Course Objectives
1. 1. To prepare the students for a successful career as hydrologist and water resources engineers
 
2. Ability to know about design principles of various types of hydraulic structures
 
3. Ability to perform stability analysis of concrete gravity dams
 
4. Ability to Design considerations and fixing the section of a dam
 
Course Outcome
At the end of the course, students must be in a position to

1.Design of gravity dam

2.Do the stability analysis of concrete gravity dams

3.Design of modern weirs and barrages

 
Essential Reading
1. 1. K.R. Arora, Irrigation Water Power and Water Resources Engineering, Standard Publisher Distributors (2010)
 
2. 2. Varshney, Hydraulic and Irrigation Structures, Nem Chand & B (2007)
 
Supplementary Reading
1. 1. H. Rouse, Engineering Hydraulics, John Wiley and Sons
 
2. K C PATRA, ENGINEERING FLUID MECHANICS AND HYDRAULIC MACHINES, NAROSA
 

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