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    This document is an exam for a hydrology and water resources engineering course. It contains 5 questions, each with 3 sub-questions. Question 1 defines key hydrology terms like unit hydrograph and infiltration index. It also requires explaining infiltration factors and automatic rain gauges. Question 2 involves calculating infiltration index from rainfall data and deriving a unit hydrograph. Question 3 covers topics like the rational method, stage-discharge curves, and hydrograph factors. It also asks about base flow separation and reservoir zones and sedimentation. Question 4 discusses dam site selection, flood management, and hydropower plants. Question 5 relates to Darcy's law, drought causes, confined aquifer discharge calculation, well testing, and water conservation measures

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    This document is an exam for a hydrology and water resources engineering course. It contains 5 questions, each with 3 sub-questions. Question 1 defines key hydrology terms like unit hydrograph and infiltration index. It also requires explaining infiltration factors and automatic rain gauges. Question 2 involves calculating infiltration index from rainfall data and deriving a unit hydrograph. Question 3 covers topics like the rational method, stage-discharge curves, and hydrograph factors. It also asks about base flow separation and reservoir zones and sedimentation. Question 4 discusses dam site selection, flood management, and hydropower plants. Question 5 relates to Darcy's law, drought causes, confined aquifer discharge calculation, well testing, and water conservation measures

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    This document is an exam for a hydrology and water resources engineering course. It contains 5 questions, each with 3 sub-questions. Question 1 defines key hydrology terms like unit hydrograph and infiltration index. It also requires explaining infiltration factors and automatic rain gauges. Question 2 involves calculating infiltration index from rainfall data and deriving a unit hydrograph. Question 3 covers topics like the rational method, stage-discharge curves, and hydrograph factors. It also asks about base flow separation and reservoir zones and sedimentation. Question 4 discusses dam site selection, flood management, and hydropower plants. Question 5 relates to Darcy's law, drought causes, confined aquifer discharge calculation, well testing, and water conservation measures

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    This document is an exam for a hydrology and water resources engineering course. It contains 5 questions, each with 3 sub-questions. Question 1 defines key hydrology terms like unit hydrograph and infiltration index. It also requires explaining infiltration factors and automatic rain gauges. Question 2 involves calculating infiltration index from rainfall data and deriving a unit hydrograph. Question 3 covers topics like the rational method, stage-discharge curves, and hydrograph factors. It also asks about base flow separation and reservoir zones and sedimentation. Question 4 discusses dam site selection, flood management, and hydropower plants. Question 5 relates to Darcy's law, drought causes, confined aquifer discharge calculation, well testing, and water conservation measures

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    Seat No.: ________ Enrolment No.

    ___________

    GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY


    BE - SEMESTER–V (NEW) EXAMINATION – WINTER 2017
    Subject Code: 2150602 Date: 03/11/2017
    Subject Name: Hydrology & Water Resources Engineering
    Time: 10:30 AM TO 01:00 PM Total Marks: 70
    Instructions:
    1. Attempt all questions.
    2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
    3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.

    MARKS
    Q.1 (a) Define unit hydrograph and its applications. 03
    (b) Write various methods to estimate average depth of precipitation in a 04
    catchment. Explain any one method in detail with figure.
    (c) Define the following with figure 07
    (1) Infiltration index (2) Specific yield (3) Flow duration curve (4)
    Confined aquifer

    Q.2 (a) Discuss the factors affecting infiltration. 03


    (b) Give the name of automatic rain gauges and explain any one in detail 04
    with figure.
    (c) A storm of 10 cm precipitation produced a direct runoff of 5.8 cm. the 07
    duration of rainfall was 16 hours and its distribution is given below.
    Estimate the infiltration index of the storm.
    Time from 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
    start (hour)
    Cumulative 0 0.4 1.3 2.8 5.1 6.9 8.5 9.5 10.0
    rainfall
    (cm)
    OR
    (c) The ordinates of storm hydrograph of a river draining a catchment area 07
    of 770 km2 due to 6-hour isolated storm. Derive the ordinates of a 6-h
    unit hydrograph for the catchment.
    Time 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48
    from start
    (hour)
    Discharge 40 65 215 360 400 350 270 205 145
    (m3/s)

    Time from 54 60 66 72
    start (hour)
    Discharge 100 70 50 42
    3
    (m /s)
    Q.3 (a) Explain the rational method to estimate peak discharge. 03
    (b) Describe stage-discharge curve with figure. 04
    (c) Explain the factors affecting hydrograph in detail. 07
    OR
    Q.3 (a) Describe the methods of base flow separation. 03
    (b) Explain with figure various zones of storage in a reservoir. 04

    1
    (c) Explain reservoir sedimentation with figure and describe various 07
    methods of reducing reservoir sedimentation.
    Q.4 (a) Discuss the factors affecting the site selection of a dam. 03
    (b) Describe flood management in brief. 04
    (c) Write a short note on 07
    (1) Low head (2) Medium head (3) High head hydropower plant
    OR
    Q.4 (a) Write a brief note on flood routing. 03
    (b) Discuss the methods of flood estimation. 04
    (c) Describe various flood control measures. 07

    Q.5 (a) Explain Darcy's law with figure. 03


    (b) Describe various causes of drought. 04
    (c) A 30cm diameter well completely penetrates a confined aquifer of 07
    permeability 45 m/day. The length of the strainer is 20m. Under steady
    state of pumping, the drawdown at the well was found to be 3.0m and
    the radius of the influence was 300m. Calculate the discharge.
    OR
    Q.5 (a) Write a brief note on flood damage analysis. 03
    (b) During the recuperation test of a 4.0m open well a recuperation of the 04
    depression head from 2.5 m to 1.25 m was found to take place in 90
    minutes. Determine the specific capacity per unit well area.
    (c) Describe various measures of water conservation and augmentation. 07

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