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Coordinators: Dr. B.S. Thandaveswara Department of Civil Engineering , IIT Madras. email: thand12345@yahoo.co.in phone: 9894868380 Prof. B.S. Murty Department of Civil Engineering , IIT Madras. email: bsm@iitm.ac.in phone: (91-44) 2257 4262 Syllabus: PDF	Module Topics Unit 1 Free Surface Flows - Introduction Historical Development of Hydraulics History of Hydraulics in India Classification of Flow Animations Video Link Video Link for Turbulent Flow Video Link Hydraulic Jump Tides Vortex Rotational Flow Irrotational Flow Unit 2 Channels and their Geometric Properties Examples Pipe Flow and Free Surface Flow Unit 3 Continuity Equation Energy in Free Surface Flow Basic Momentum Equation Unit 4 Velocity Measurement and Distribution Discharge Measurement by Velocity-area Method Radio-active tracer technique for Measurement of River Discharges Measurement of Flow of Water and the Limitations of Velocity-area Method Errors in Depth Measurement in High Velocity Flows Unit 5 Secondary Current and Spiral Flow Unit 6 Energy and Momentum Coefficients-Derivation Energy and Momentum Coefficients for Different Velocity Distributions Energy vs. Momentum Equation Unit 7 Pressure Distribution Unit 8 Specific Energy Equations for Rectangular Channels Application of Specific Energy Problems Unit 9 Specific Force Transition-Problems Application of Specific Force and Specific Energy Transition in Field Unit 10 Characteristics of Critical Flow Occurrence of Critical Flow Unit 11 Critical Depth in Trapezoidal & Circular Channels Hydraulic Exponent for Critical Flow Problem Unit 12 Critical Flow Depth Computations Problems Unit 13 Measuring Flumes Critical Depth Flumes Unit 14 Weir's-Introduction Types of Control Structures Proportional Weirs Flow Over Weirs Polygonal weirs Special types of weirs Broad Crested weirs Types of Broad Crested Weirs Bear Trap weir Unit 15 Flow below a Sluice Gate Brink Depth Modern Measurements of Flow Measurements Outlets and Modules Errors in Measurement International Standards for Flow Measurement in Open Channel Unit 16 Concept of Uniform Flow Derivation of Uniform Flow Equations Resistance in Open Channel Hydraulics History of Uniform Flow Velocity and Resistance Factor Unit 17 Friction Ganguillet and Kutter Formula Conveyance Section Factor for Uniform Flow Computation Unit 18 Hydraulic Exponent for Uniform Flow Computation Maximum Discharge Classification of Bed slope Computations Unit 19 Problems-Maximum Discharge Problem-Irregular Channel Solution of algebraic or Transcendental Equation by Bisection Method Solution of Manning Equation by Newton Raphson Method Unit 20 Slope Area Method Normal and Critical Slopes Unit 21 Design of Canals Typical Canal Cross Sections Unit 22 Canal Lining Seepage Prevention with Impermeable membranes Failure of Canal Lining Most Efficient Hydraulic Section Design of Unlined Channels Examples and Problems Unit 23 Introduction Dynamic Equation for Steady Gradually Varied Flow Classification of Gradually Varied Flow Profiles Unit 24 Real Life Cases of Water Surface Profiles Sketching of Composite Water Surface Profiles Examples Unit 25 Computation of Gradually Varied Flow Example Unit 26 Standard Step Method Example Unit 27 Integration of Differential Equation Improved Euler Method Fourth Order R-K Method HEC-2 Unit 28 Normal Hydraulic Jumps Classification of Jumps Momentum Equation General Hydraulic Jump Animations Video Link for Normal Hydraulic Jump Unit 29 Energy Loss in the Jump Turbulent Characteristics of the Jump Pressure Distribution in the Jump Velocity Distribution in Hydraulic Jump Length of the Jump Unit 30 Air Entrainment Characteristics of the Jump Pre Entrained Hydraulic Jump Air Concentration Distribution along the Jump Decay of Turbulence Downstream from a Stilling Basin Unit 31 Hydraulic Jumps in Sloping Channels Unit 32 Sequent Depth Tail Water Relationship Stilling Basin Baffle Stilling Basin Bhavani Type Stilling Basin Stilling Basin in Sudden Expansion Slotted Bucket Stilling Basin Unit 33 Spillways -1 Unit 34 Siphon Spillways/Morning Glory Spillways Unit 35 Chute Spillway Stepped Spillway Unit 36 Introduction Classification of River Bends Transverse Water Surface Slope in Bends Superrelevation Velocity Distribution in Bends Unit 37 Introduction Basic Terminology Classification of Waves Ocean Waves Tides Nature of Waves Unit 38 Surge Computation Example 1 Example 2 Unit 39 Gradually Varied Unsteady Flow Celerity Unit 40 Method Of Characteristics Method of Specified Intervals Unit 41 Dambreak Problem History of Dam Failures Causes of Dam Failures Routing Case Study-Dam Break Analysis for Kali River Unit 42 Self Aerated Flow-Definition of Terms and Instrumentation Characteristics of Self Aerated Flows Unit 43 Measurement in Self Aerated Flows Experimental Investigation Bhakra Dam Spillway–A Case Study
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