Jaypee Institute of Information Technology (JIIT) 2008 B.E Civil Engineering Test 1 : Water Resources Engineering - Question Paper
JAYPEE UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
WAKNGHAT, DISTT. SOLAN
JAYPEE UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
TEST 1 (FEB 2008)
JAYPEE UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
B.TKCH. IV SEM (CIVIL F.NWJ.
COURSE CODE: 07B5I CE 103 MAX MARKS: 20
COURSE NAME: Water Resources Engineering MAX TIME: t HRS
COURSE CREDIT: 4
Note i Attempt all the questions. Assume suitable data if required. Solution ha\* their usual meanings.
Ql. Explain the different methods of dctcrmininc the mean rainfall over a drainage basin due to a storm. Discuss the relative merits and demerits of the various methods. [5}
Q2. A catchment area has seven rain gauge stations. In a year the annnal rainfall recorded by (he gauges are:
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Station |
P |
Q |
R |
S |
T |
U |
V |
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Rainfall (cm) |
130 |
142.1 |
118.2 |
108.5 |
165.2 |
102.1 |
146.9 |
For 5 % error in the estimation of the mean rainfall, calculate the minimum number of additional number of station required to be established in the catchment. |4J
Q3. Estimate the PET of an area for the season November to February in which wheat is grown. The area is In North India at a latitude of 30 N with mean monthly temperature and monthly day time hrs. percentage (Pa) as below:
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Assume value of K for wheat as 0.65. Use Btaney- Criddle formula. |3] |
Q4. Explain briefly (a) Infiltration capacity (b) $ index and Windex [3]
Q5. Answ er the followings: I |S|
(a) List various types of rain gauges
(b) Write Daltons Law of Evaporation
(c) Write constituents of Runoff and Surface Runoff
(d) What is Poteotional Evapotranspiration and Actual Evapotranspiration
(e) What is stage discharge curve
(f) List methods of measurement of Infiltration
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