Water Resources Development and Management

 

Special session:            July 22- August 11, 2002

Time:                     9:30- 11:30 AM

Instructor:              Prof. Ram Gupta

Recommended

Texts:                    Hydrology and Hydraulic Systems, Gupta, Ram S., 2^nd ed.,

Waveland Press, Chicago, IL, 2001

 

Water Resources Engineering, Linsley, R. K., and Franzini,

J. B., 3^rd. ed., McGraw Hills, New York, 1979 

 

Water Resources Planning, Goodman, Alvin S., Prentice Hall,

N. J., 1984.

 

Date            Day             Topics

July 22, 02          Mon              Availability of water, hydrologic cycle, hydrology- an

                                       overview

July 23          Tues             Water Resources planning, development, processes

July 24          Wed             Demand for water, population, per capita usage,

                                       variations

July 25          Thurs           Water Supply Design project

July 26          Fri                Storage- reservoir capacity, sedimentation

July 27          Sat               Closed

July 28          Sun              Dams, seepage, hydrostatic pressures

                                       Test  #1

July 29          Mon              Spillways- Flow control, profiles

                                       Afternoon: Field trip #1: Reservoir/Spillway site

July 30          Tue              Economics of water resources projects

July 31          Wed             Conveyance System

Aug 1           Thurs           Distribution systems

Aug 2           Fri                Hydromachines

Aug 3           Sat               Closed

Aug 4           Sun              Groundwater systems- properties, basic principles

                                       Afternoon: Field trip #2: Water Supply project

Aug 5           Mon              Groundwater systems- pumping test, development

                                       Test # 2

Aug 6           Tue              Excess water management, Rational method

Aug 7           Wed             USGS TR-55 model

Aug 8           Thurs           TR-55 Workshop

Aug  9                    Fri                Slack, review, summary of water resources and mgmt

Aug 10          Sat               Closed

Aug 11          Sun              Final Exam

 

 

Hours distribution

 

16 lectures @ 2 hr          = 32 hrs.

  2 tests @  1 hr       =   2 hrs.

  2 trips @ 3 hr       =   6 hrs.

  1 workshop @ 4 hr=   4 hrs.

  1 final  @ 2 hr       =   2 hrs.

                             ___________

                                 46 hrs.

 

Grades distribution

 

2 tests @ 20%   =  40 %

Homeworks               =  20 %

Final                          =  40 %

                             ____________

                                 100 %