Venus International College of Technology

Department of Civil Engineering

Semester: Vth Sub: Hydrology and Water resources Engg.
Date of Display:
Assignment – (Mod. 1) Introduction to Hydrology

Instructions:
(1) You have to submit this assignment to concern faculty within 3 days, after completion of chapter.
(2) You will be evaluated and marks will be given out of 10 for this assignment.
(3) No relaxation is allowed in any situation on submission date.
(4) Reference Book: Hydrology and Water Resources Engg. By S.K.Garg& R.B.Khasiya

1.)Explain Hydrologic cycle.

2.)Explain classification of Precipitation.

3.)Enlist and explain different types of Rain Gauges.

4.)Explain factors affecting to the following terms:

1). Evaporation losses
2). Transpiration losses
3). Infiltration

5.)Explain methods of computing Infiltration Capacity and Infiltration Capacity Curve.

6.)Explain Types of Infiltration Indices

7.)A catchment area of 30 Sq.km. has one recording gauge. During a storm, thefollowing mass curve of
rainfall was recorded:

Time from start of Storm(h) 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14

Accumulated rainfall (mm) 0 6 17 57 70 81 87 90

If the volume of runoff due to the storm measured is 1.2 x106 m3, Estimatethe φ index of the catchment.
 8.)Annual rainfall for the station X as well the average annual rainfall measured at bas station located in a
meteorologically homogeneous region are given below:

Year 1946 ‘47 ‘48 ‘49 ‘50 ‘51 ‘52 ‘53 ‘54 ‘55 ‘56
Rainfall at 120 153 172 127 108 126 190 112 97 86 111
Stn. X(cm.)
Avg. Rainfall 90 138 119 108 107 111 142 112 99 93 131
At 20 base
Stn.(cm.)

Year 1957 ‘58 ‘59 ‘60 ‘61 ‘62 ‘63 ‘64 ‘65 ‘66
Rainfall at 68 88 112 95 106 81 116 112 80 88
Stn. X(cm.)
Avg. Rainfall 92 142 123 142 92 91 131 104 97 111
At 20 base Stn.(cm.)
Test the consistency of 21 years of data of the annual rainfall measured at station X. Using double
Mass curve, adjust the recorded data at station X and determine mean annual precipitation.

9.) Results to determine Horton’s infiltration capacity (fct) in the exponential form are tabulated below:
Time (hr) 0.25 0.5 0.75 1.0 1.25 1.5 1.75 2.0
Fct (cm/hr.) 5.60 3.20 2.10 1.50 1.20 1.10 1.0 1.0
Determine the infiltration capacity exponential equation.
10.) Explain methods for finding Average depth of Rainfall.

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Prof. Smit S. Bhatt Prof. Bina B. Patel

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