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Civil engineering hydrology is the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, and distribution of water on Earth and in the atmosphere. It has two parts: hydrology science, which researches water properties and behavior; and hydrology engineering, which applies scientific knowledge to water projects. Hydrology is essential for engineers developing and managing water resources, and helps assess available water quantities for uses like irrigation, power, and supply. It is applied in civil engineering to plan hydraulic structures and design water systems based on rainfall, catchment areas, and storage needs.

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Hydrology Notes

Civil engineering hydrology is the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, and distribution of water on Earth and in the atmosphere. It has two parts: hydrology science, which researches water properties and behavior; and hydrology engineering, which applies scientific knowledge to water projects. Hydrology is essential for engineers developing and managing water resources, and helps assess available water quantities for uses like irrigation, power, and supply. It is applied in civil engineering to plan hydraulic structures and design water systems based on rainfall, catchment areas, and storage needs.

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Civil Engineering Hydrology

Hydrology BASIC PHYSICAL SOCIAL


SCIENCE SCIENCESCIENCE
 ‘Hydro’ means Water
Physics Hydrology
Economics
 ‘Logy’ means Science
Chemistry GeographyPolitical
 Hence, Hydrology means the science of water. Science
Definition: Biology Geology Sociology
FOCUS ON HYDROLOGY
It is the science that deals with the occurrence,
circulation, and distribution of water of the earth and
earth’s atmosphere.
In general, hydrology is divided into 2 parts:
I. Hydrology Science:
Research tending towards the aspect of water
occurrence theory, it’s chemical and biological
characteristics and behavior.
II. Hydrology Engineering:
Research tending towards the practical aspect; that is Hydrological Cycle
using the knowledge of hydrology science to complete
water source projects. Also involves researches to
evaluate and approximate the available amount of
water, according to the context of time and space.
Importance of Hydrology

 A basic knowledge of hydrology is essential for


the irrigation engineer engaged in the
development, utilization and management of water
resources.
 It helps assessing the quantity of water available
for irrigation, hydropower, municipal and
industrial water supply and other purposes.
 It is required for the estimation of the maximum
discharge for the design of spillways, aqueducts,
bridges, and sewers.
Application of Hydrology in Civil Engineering

 Hydrology is an essential tool in planning and


building hydraulic structures.
Hydrologic Cycle can be Considered to Comprised
 Hydrology is used for city water supply design
of Three Major Systems:
which is based on catchments area, amount of
rainfall, dry period, storage capacity. ATMOSPHERIC SYSTEM - Deliverer of water
 Dam construction, reservoir capacity, spillway
EARTH SYSTEM - User of water
capacity, sizes of water supply pipelines all are
designed on basis of hydrological equations. OCEAN SYSTEM - Major source of water
 Determining the water balance of a region.
Schematic of the Hydrologic Cycle in Earth System
 Mitigation and predicting floods, landslides and
drought risk.
 Flood forecasting and flood warnings.
Water Resource Engineering

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