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February 2023

The document is an exam paper for a hydrology and water resources engineering course. It contains 11 questions across two sections testing knowledge of key hydrology concepts and calculations. These include precipitation types and measurement, hydrograph analysis, evaporation and infiltration processes, groundwater flow principles, and canal design.

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Code No: 156BF R18

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD


B. Tech III Year II Semester Examinations, February - 2023
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING
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(Civil Engineering)
Time: 3 Hours Max.Marks:75
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Note: i) Question paper consists of Part A, Part B.
ii) Part A is compulsory, which carries 25 marks. In Part A, Answer all questions.
iii) In Part B, Answer any one question from each unit. Each question carries 10 marks
and may have a, b as sub questions.
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PART – A
(25 Marks)
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1.a) Define probable maximum precipitation. [2]
b) List out various forms of precipitation. [3]
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c) Elaborate the concept of W-index. [2]
d) What is flow duration curve? [3]
e) Define unit hydrograph. [2]
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f) Define S-hydrograph. [3]
g) Elaborate Darcy’s law. [2]
h) Define infiltration. [3]
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i) List out canal losses. [2]
j) What do you mean by canal lining? [3]
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PART – B
(50 Marks)

2.a) Some clouds cause higher rain, some cause heavier rain, and some others cause
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snowfall. In this context, discuss critically the formation of rain drops and snowflakes
in clouds.
b) Enumerate the different types of rain gauges, and describe with neat sketch, the
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construction and functioning of the non-recording type of gauge being used in India.
[5+5]
OR
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3. Define and explain the following terms:
a) Catchment area
b) Runoff and Surface runoff
c) Hydrograph of a storm
d) Yield of a drainage basin
e) Average annual rainfall. [10]
4.a) Briefly describe any method by which you can measure the evaporation loss from a
free- water surface.
b) Explain any two methods of reducing the evaporation loss from a free-water surface.
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[5+5]
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5. Explain the following:
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a) Evaporation
b) Percolation
c) Interception
d) Transpiration. [10]
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6.a) How would you obtain a Unit hydrograph from an isolated intense short duration storm
occurring uniformly over the basin?
b) Explain the method by which maximum runoff can be estimated from a catchment.
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Describe the method of computing the ordinates of a Unit-hydrograph from the data of
a flood hydrograph. [5+5]
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7. Elaborate the concept of a Unit-hydrograph? Discuss its uses, and explain how a 6-hour
unit hydrograph can be determined from a given 3-hour unit hydrograph. [10]
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8. Define and explain the following terms, as used in connection with ground water:
a) Capillary fringe
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b) Specific yield
c) Pellecular water
d) Field capacity
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e) Permeability and transmissibility. [10]
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9. Derive the formula for discharge of well in a homogeneous artesian aquifer assuming
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equilibrium flow conditions. [10]

10.a) What is meant by water-logging?


b) What are the principal causes and effects of water-logging in a canal irrigated farm?
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c) What precautions and measures will you adopt to prevent water logging of irrigated
lands? [3+3+4]
OR
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11.a) Discuss the salient features of Kennedy’s theory for the design of earth channels based
on the critical velocity concept, and mention its limitations.
b) Design an earth canal section to carry 50 cumecs discharge at a slope of 0.25 m/km,
having been given that N=0.0225, and m=1.00, where the symbols have their usual
meaning. [5+5]

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