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Reg.No: i I 1 1 1 i i .

B . E (Full Time) D E G R E E E N D S E M E S T E R E X A M I N A T I O N S , N O V / D E C 2013


CIVIL ENGINEERING
Fifth Semester
C E 9306 - H Y D R O L O G Y AND W A T E R R E S O U R C E S E N G I N E E R I N G
(Regulation 2008)
Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks 100

Part - A (10 x 2 = 20 Marks)


Answer A L L Questions

1. Write the advantages o f digital recording raingauges.


2. A lake has an area o f 15 k m . The annual rainfall of 700 mm, inflow to the lake 1.4 m7s,
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outflow from the lake 1.6 m /s are observed in a year. Assume no change in storage and no
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water exchange between lake and groundwater. Determine the evaporation during this year.
3. Why in hydrologic analysis, watershed approach is practiced rather than the administrative
approach?
4. Write the significance o f baseflow separation.
5. Define specific yield and safe yield o f an aquifer.
6. Write the basic equation and its assumptions, which govern the movement o f water in porous
media.
7. Define Sediment yield.
8. What is trap efficiency?
9. How flood frequency analysis is useful in flood protection?
10. Define drought.

Part - B ( 5 x 1 6 = 80 marks)
11 (i) Explain the mass curve method to estimate the storage capacity o f reservoir. (8)
(ii) State the various methods used to control the sedimentation in reservoirs. (8)

12(a) (i) In a double ring infiltrometer test, a constant depth of 100 mm was restored at every time
interval when the level is dropped. The drop in levels are given below:
Time (min) 0 5 10 15 25 45 60 75 90 110 130
Depth of water (mm) 100 83 87 90 85 78 85 85 85 80 80
Establish the infiltration equation of the form developed by Horton. (10)
(ii) The normal annual rainfall at stations A, B, C and D in a basin are 80.97, 67.59, 76.28 and
92.01 cm respectively. In the year 1975, the station D was inoperative and the stations A, B and
C recorded annual precipitations of 91.11, 72.23 and 79.89 cm respectively. Estimate the
rainfall at station D in that year. (6)
(OR)
12(b) (i) The average rainfall over a basin of area 50 ha during a storm was as follows:

Time (h) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Rainfall (mm) 0 18 11 2 18 32 16 35

the storm. (10)


(ii) Write the detailed procedure for calculating the PET using Penman Method. (6)

13(a) (i) Data on two meteorologically homogeneous catchments 1 and 2 are .given toelow. A 9-h unit
hydrograph was developed for catchment 1 and which has a peak value of discharge as
1000 m /s and time to peak from the beginning o f excess rainfall as 18 h. It is required to
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develop a unit hydrograph for catchment 2, -using Snyder's method. Catchment 1: L = 3 IS km;
L = 198 km; A = 4480 k m , Catchment 2: L = 284 km; L = 184 km; A = 3780 k m .
c a
2
c a (12) 2

(ii) Enlist the different methods o f stream flow measurement. (4)


(OR)
13(b) (i) The ordinates o f a 6-h unit hydrograph are given. (12)
Time (h) 0 3 6 9 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 =66
6-h UH ordinate (nr7s) 0 150 250 450 600 800 700 600 450 320 200 100 50 0
A storm had three successive 6-h intervals o f rainfall magnitude o f 3, 5 and 4 cm respectively.
Assuming a <)> index o f 0.20 cm/h and a base flow o f 30m /s, determine and plot the resulting
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hydrograph o f flow.
(ii) Explain briefly: Soil Conservation Service (SCS) Method- (4)

14(a) A non-leaky artesian aquifer is 30 m thick. A production well fully penetrating the aquifer is
continuously pumped at a constant rate o f 100 m /hr f o r a period o f 1 day. The observed draw
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downs in a fully penetrating observation well at a distance of 80 m from the production well are
given below. Compute the coefficient o f transmissibility, permeability and storage coefficient
of an aquifer.
Elapsed Time (min) 1 3 8 30 60 80 100 300 700 900 1000 1440
Drawdown(cm) 14 27 40 60 70 75 80 83 103 106 108 114
(OR)
14(b) (i) Drive an expression for the steady state discharge from a well in an unconfined aquifer.
Draw a neat sketch and state clearly all the assumptions. (8)
(ii) Write the different techniques of geophysical exploration and explain any two. (8)

15(a) (i) Explain the factors involved in the design of artificial recharge structures and discuss its
impact. (8)
(ii) Write short notes on (a) Inter basin transfer and (b) Drought Prone Area Programme
(D.PAP) (8)
(OR)
15(b) The record of annual flood at a place is given for 16 years. Estimate the recurrence interval for
various magnitudes. By suitable extrapolation, determine the magnitude of annual flood at the
site corresponding to a recurrence interval of (i) 15 years, (ii) 25 years (iii) 50 years and (iv)
estimate the recurrence interval o f a flood with a magnitude o f 1500 m /s.
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Year 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967


Annual Flood (m^/s) 690 810 940 860 680 830 900 1000
Year 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
Annual Flood (m /s)
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740 670 650 920 1070 1020 870 840

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