Module -1
Introduction:
Major/Medium/Minor irrigation projects, factors governing selection of type of dam, preliminary investigation for hydraulic structures sites, preparation o reports.
Gravity Dam:
Principle stresses, Modes of failure, stability analysis, high/low dam, elementary/ practical profile, gravity & zonal method design.
Earthen Dam:
Types, general principles of design, causes of failure, analysis of seepage through earth dams, stability analysis, control of seepage.
Spillway:
Types, design criteria (ogee), energy dissipaters
Diversion Structures:
Types, causes of failure, Bligh’s Theory and Khosla’s Theory,
Design of Vertical Drop Weir.
Regulators:
Functions of cross/head regulator, alignment, Design of Cross Regulators.
Canal System:
Canal networks, Kennedy’s and Lacey’s theory of canal design, Introduction to Canal fall and Canal Escapes.