UNIT 1:
Need and classification of irrigation -merits and demerits of irrigation
Types of crops-crop season
Types of crops-crop season
Duty, delta and base period- consumptive use of crops
Duty, delta and base period- consumptive use of crops
Irrigation scheduling – Water distribution system
Need and classification of irrigation -merits and demerits of irrigation
Need and classification of irrigation -merits and demerits of irrigation
UNIT 2:
Types of canals – Alignment of canals
Canal drops& Hydraulic design of drops
Canal drops& Hydraulic design of drops
Canal Head works –Cross drainage works, Canal regulators
Canal drops& Hydraulic design of drops
Canal Head works –Cross drainage works, Canal regulators
Canal Head works –Cross drainage works, Canal regulators
UNIT 3:
Weir–failure and remedies
Creep theories – Bligh‘s theory, Khosla‘s theory - Kennedy’s theory
Classifications of dams & Forces acting on dam
Elementary profile of dam.
UNIT 4:
Status of water resources in India and Tamilnadu
Methods of meteorological and hydrological data collection for WRD
Water characteristics and quality
Hydrologic measurements ,Analysis of hydrologic data &Hydrologic station network
UNIT 5:
Reservoir – Site Selection - classification of reservoirs
Determination of Storage capacity-Reservoir sedimentation
Methods of controlling the sedimentation–levee sand flood walls, Channel improvement
Economic Analysis, Estimation of cost and Evaluation of Benefits
