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Scope and Application of Hydrology in Civil Engineering

Hydrology is the science of water occurrence, movement, and distribution on land and in the atmosphere. It has important applications in civil engineering projects. Specifically, hydrology is used to 1) determine water sources and quantities in an area, 2) design structures like dams and reservoirs to control flooding, and 3) plan municipal water supply systems based on catchment areas and rainfall patterns. It also informs other infrastructure like bridges, sewers, and drainage systems. Overall, hydrological analysis and modeling are essential for safely and effectively developing water resources and mitigating flood risks.

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Scope and Application of Hydrology in Civil Engineering

Hydrology is the science of water occurrence, movement, and distribution on land and in the atmosphere. It has important applications in civil engineering projects. Specifically, hydrology is used to 1) determine water sources and quantities in an area, 2) design structures like dams and reservoirs to control flooding, and 3) plan municipal water supply systems based on catchment areas and rainfall patterns. It also informs other infrastructure like bridges, sewers, and drainage systems. Overall, hydrological analysis and modeling are essential for safely and effectively developing water resources and mitigating flood risks.

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Scope and application of Hydrology

in Civil Engineering

BY: YUBARAJ KAPRI


HYDROLOGY

 Definition:
It is the science of occurrence, movement and distribution of water
above/below the land surface or in the atmosphere.
1. Surface water hydrology
2. Groundwater hydrology
SCOPE OF HYDROLOGY

 For knowing the sources of water in an area.


SCOPE OF HYDROLOGY

 For knowing quality and quantity of water in an area.


 For distribution of river water for full filling of different area’s forming needs
 For distribution of river water for full filling of different area forming needs.
 Tremendous importance is given to the hydrology all over the world in the
development and management of water resources for irrigation, water supply,
flood control, waterlogging and salinity control, Hydro power and navigation.
SCOPE OF HYDROLOGY

fig: waterlogging
SCOPE OF HYDROLOGY

fig: salinity
SCOPE OF HYDROLOGY

 The maximum probable flood that may occur at a given site and its frequency;
this is required for the safe design of drains and culverts, dams and reservoirs,
channels and other flood control structures.
Application of hydrology in Civil Engineering

 Hydrology is used to find out maximum probable flood at proposed sites e.g.
Dams
 The variation of water production from catchments can be calculated and
described by hydrology.
 Engineering hydrology enables us to find out the relationship between a
catchment's surface water and groundwater resources.
 Hydrological investigation helps us to know the required reservoir capacity to
assure adequate water for irrigation or municipal water supply in droughts
condition.
Application of hydrology in Civil Engineering

 Used in connection with design and operations of hydraulic structure.


 Hydrology is an essential tool in planning and building hydraulic structures.
 Hydrology is used for city water supply design which is based on catchments area,
amount of rainfall, dry period, storage capacity.
 Dam construction, reservoir capacity, spillway capacity, sizes of water supply
pipelines all are designed on basis of hydrological equations.
Application of hydrology in Civil Engineering

fig: spillway capacity


Application of hydrology in Civil Engineering

 Determining the water balance of a region.


 Mitigation and predicting floods, landslides and drought risk.
 Flood forecasting and flood warnings.
 Designing dams for water supply or hydroelectric power generation.
 Designing bridges.
 Designing sewers and urban drainage system.
Application of hydrology in Civil Engineering

fig: sewers system


Application of hydrology in Civil Engineering

fig: Urban drainage system


Application of hydrology in Civil Engineering

 Predicting geomorphologic changes, such as, erosion or sedimentation.


 Assessing the impact of natural and anthropogenic environmental change.
 It tells us what hydrologic hardware (e.g. rain gauges, stream gauges etc) and
software (computer models) are needed for real-time flood forecasting.
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