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BAHIR DAR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF CIVIL AND WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING
CIVIL ENGINEERING PROGRAM

Course Guidebook for Hydraulic Structures-I

1. GENERAL INFORMATION OF THE COURSE
Course Name: Hydraulic Structure I
Course Code: HWRE 4171
Course Credits Points: 4 hrs
Contact Hours: 2 hrs lecture & 2hrs Tutorial per week
Course Module: Hydraulic Structures
Course Category: Major
Status of Course: Compulsory
Pre-Requisites: Hydraulics, Soil mechanics-II
Students’ Department: Civil Engineering
Degree Program: BSc. in Civil Engineering
Students’ Admission: Regular
Year of Study: 4th
Semester: First Semester
Academic Year: 2023/2024
Course Duration: From Sep. 2023 to Jan. 2024
Teaching & Learning Lecture, tutorials, group discussion/work, home works, class works,
Methods: presentation
Attendance Requirement: Minimum 85% during lecture hours and 100% on practical work session
Course Chair: Setegn Abate
Course Instructors: Muhammed Alkasim, , MSc in Hydraulic Engineering
Email:[email protected]
Office: Agri: 112

Consultation: Monday morning 10:00AM -11:00AM

Thursday afternoon 2:00PM-3:30PM
2. COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is intended to link the concepts behind the hydraulic structure visualization to the real
system which can make a theory relating the physical existence with numbered analysis in a manner
with a confirmation to realities about type of dams and their classification, principles of design
Selection of appropriate type of dam, Design of earthen-dams, rock-fill-dams, gravity dams, Seepage
modeling in embankment dams.

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 3. OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

The objective of this course is to familiarize students on the design principle of various impounding
structures Students at the end of the semester shall be equipped with the fundamental knowledge of
dams & reservoirs.

4. COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLO)

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

1. Explain reservoir components and their purpose
2. Differentiate the type of dams and their general characteristics
3. Identify suitable dam site, method of water diversion and foundation treatment
4. Prepare area elevation storage curve
5. Compute reservoir planning
6. Differentiate the modes of failure for different types of dams and its constructional features.
7. Apply the basic design principle of dams.
8. Design the different types of dams

5. THE COURSE TIME SCHEDULE AND TEACHING METHODLOGY

The following topics will be covered in this course within this semester.

Table 1. Time Schedule and Teaching Methodology of the course

Time Attaining
Teaching
Sched Course Contents student
Methodology and References
ule outcome
1. Elements of Dam Engineering  Two examples should be done.
1.1 Introduction  Lecture, reading, class work,
1.2 Dam and Reservoir discussions
1.3 Storage components of reservoirs  Ref. 1,2,10
Week 1.4 Classification of dams Outcome
1-4 1.5 General characteristics of dams 1, 2,3,4,5
1.6 Selection of dam sites
1.7 Investigation of dam sites
1.8 Foundations and their Treatment
1.9 Reservoir Planning
2. Embankment Dams
2.1. Classification of Earth Dams
 Lecture, Reading,
2.2. Cause of Failures of Embankment Dams
 discussions
2.3. Earth Dam Design features
Week  At least two examples Outcome
2.4. Seepage analysis
5-10 Should be done. 6,7,8
2.5. Seepage control Measures
 Ref. 1,2,9,10,11
2.6. Internal drainage system
2.7. Dam Surface Protection
2.8. Rock fill Dams
3. Concrete dams  Lecture, Reading,
Week Outcome
3.1. Gravity dams discussions
11-15 6.7,8
3.2. Gravity dam design and analysis  At least two examples

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 Should be done.
 Ref. 1,2,4,5,8

Week
Final Exam
16

Note:
 The actual time schedule for the mid and final exams will be set by the University Academic Calendar.
 The evaluation system may be not limited to the stated, but the instructors have freedom to change
the weight and the number of assessments as per BDU legislation except mid and final exam.
6. ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION

The courses includes multiple type of continuous assessment and evaluation modality.

Home works, Assignments & project (15%): Assignments can be worked out together to conceptualize
general approaches. However, unless otherwise specified for a particular assignment, the work you
submit should be done completely on your own. The assignments and projects may include individual
and group works. If a student submitted other student’s work in individual assignment, both of them
supposed to score zero mark. Every group member must participated equally in group works.
Assignments and projects must be submitted on time and late submission doesn’t have any grading. All
assignments and projects will have oral exam, expecting every member must be prepared well for
presentation. The instructor has the right to give additional assignments or tasks to the students when
it is important.
Quizzes (10%): Two quizzes will be given during the course work with 5% each. The quizzes are
intended to evaluate the up-to-date understanding of the students about the coursework. They are
supposed to be carried out individually in class rooms after tutorial sessions in accordance with the
schedule. There will be at least two quizzes in the course.

Mid Exam (25%): All work on exams should be performed individually. The exam will be closed book.
During exam all necessary materials will be provided by examiner.

Final Exams (50%): All work on exams should be performed individually. The exam will be closed
book. During exam all necessary materials will be provided by examiner.

Table 2. Summary of Assessments

Mark Attaining course learning Time
No Assessment type Content Coverage
allotted outcome (CLO) Schedule
1 Assignment 1 8 Chapter 1,2 1-5 Week 8
2 Assignment 2 7 Chapter 3 6-8 Week 11
5 Quiz Exam 1 5 Chapter 1 & 2 1-5 Week 12
7 Mid exam 25% 1,2,3,4,6
12 Quiz Exam 2 5 Chapter 3 6-8 Week 15
13 Final Exam 50% Chapter 2,3 6-9 16
Total 100%

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 7. COURSE POLICY

All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students (Revised Senate Legislation of
Bahir Dar University, Dec. 2020) throughout this course. Academic dishonesty, including cheating,
fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated and will be reported to the concerned bodies for
action.
While team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work and submitting others work
is considered as serious act of cheating and shall be penalized.

Class teaching methodology will vary day to day, including reading, lectures, discussions, exercises,
presentation etc. Students are expected to be actively participant in the course and ask questions and
raise issues whenever you got confused. And, you are expected to do all the assignments and given
tasks within a given deadline. If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the
instructor as soon as possible.

You are expected to attend class regularly and on time arrival. A student who misses more than 15% of
the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. There will be record of attendance at each
class. You are responsible for all class announcements and changes. A student who has missed more
than 15% attendance shall be given a grade of “NG” (No Grade) and be required to provide acceptable
reasons for failure to attend classes according to senate legislation, Art. 174.

If you bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is absolutely silent and does not disturb any one.
The teaching-learning process shall not be disrupted by any means.

All issues discussed in class or derived from other sources may be the subject of assignment or exam
question items. Please follow the instructions indicated at each content of your course guidebook to
complete all the assignments provided whether they are to be performed individually or in group.

Students are supposed to have full examination records. If a student fails to attend quiz or mid exam
for invalid reason, the result of the student shall be recorded as zero. However, if a student fails to
attend the final exam or to work on term paper/project for invalid reason, the instructor shall record
“NG” according to senate legislation, Art. 171.

8. GRADING SYSTEM

The grading scale of the course is fixed scale according to senate legislation of Art. 177.
Table 3. Grading scale of the course

Raw Mark Interval Corresponding Corresponding Fixed

(100%) Letter Grade Number Grade
90 ≤ x ≤ 100 A+ 4.0
85 ≤ x < 90 A 4.0
80 ≤ x < 85 A- 3.75
75 ≤ x < 80 B+ 3.50

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 70 ≤ x < 75 B 3.00
65 ≤ x < 70 B- 2.75
60 ≤ x < 65 C+ 2.50
50 ≤ x < 60 C 2.00
45 ≤ x < 50 C- 1.75
40 ≤ x < 45 D 1.00
30 ≤ x < 40 Fx 0.00
<30 F 0.00

9. TEXTBOOKS

1. P. Novak, A. I. B. Moffat, and C. Nallan (2001) Hydraulic structures. (3rd Edition)

Publisher: Taylor and Francis

2. s.kumar garg (1999), irrigation engineering & hydraulic structures, khanna

10. REFERENCE BOOKS

3. Walter. O. Wunderlich (2004) Hydraulic structures: Probabilistic approaches to

maintenance. Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineer)
4. F. Yazdandoost and Jalal Attari (2004) Hydraulic of Dams and River Structures:
Publisher: Taylor and Francis;
5. William P. Creager (2006) Engineering for Dams –Vol-I (New Edition) Hesperides Press
6. Davis & Sorrensen, Hand Book of Hydraulics, 3rd Ed. 1984 Reissue
7. Thomas (1979) The Engineering of Large Dams, Parts 1 & 2, John Willey and Sons,
London
8. USBR, Design of Gravity Dams, US Government Printing Office Denver 1977
9. USBR, Design of Small Dams, A Water Resource Technical Publication, 1974
10. Robin Fell, Patrick MacGregor, Geotechnical Engineering of Embankment Dams, 1992
11. K.R. Arora, Irrigation, Water Power and Water Resource Engineering, SPD. 1996

11. APPROVAL

The following bodies confirmed the course guidebook accordingly.

Position Name Signature: Date
Course Instructors Muhammed Alkasim

Course Module Chair Setegn Abate

Chair Holder
(Structural Asegdew Gashaw (PhD)
Engineering)
V/Dean

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