Hydrology & Water Resources Engineering — Winter 2023

Define Evapotranspiration, Runoff and Flood

Discuss the factors affecting infiltration.

What is hydrological cycle? Give a brief discussion of different components of hydrological cycle with neat sketch.

Explain the terms with suitable example: Aquifuge, Aquiclude and Aquitard.

Give the name of automatic rain gauges and explain any one in detail with figure.

Explain the factors affecting hydrograph in detail.

Astorm with a 16.0 cm precipitation produced a direct runoff of 8.9 cm. The time distribution of the storm is as follow. Estimate the w-index and ϴ-index. Time in hour 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Incremental 0.7 1.36 2.30 3.48 2.8 2.6 2.0 0.76 Rainfall in cm

What is spillway? Explain function of spillway

Define the term ‘Drought’. Briefly explain the types of drought

Write down the different methods available for Flood estimation and explain any two methods.

Explain Gravity Dam and Earth Dam

What is Darcy’s Law? How will you measure co-efficient of permeability of a soil?

Discuss the various methods of determining the average depth of rainfall over a catchment.

Define the terms: (1) Infiltration index (2) Specific yield

What is the difference between hyetograph and hydrograph?

Define the term ‘Evaporation’. Explain the factors affecting evaporation

Explain the pumping test to estimate the safe yield from an open well.

Describe in brief Reservoir sedimentation

Discuss with neat sketch, the various zones of reservoir.

Explain various causes of flood.

List of the structural and non – structural approaches of controlling damage due to floods. Explain structural flood control measures.1

What is Water harvesting? Explain various methods water harvesting

Explain the rational method to estimate peak discharge.

Describe in brief Flood damage analysis.

Draw a neat sketch of ‘Hydroelectric power plant’. Explain the each component briefly.