Introduction

Hydrology and Water Resources

Hydrology and Water Resources RG744

Institute of Space TechnologySeptember 25, 2013

Why this Course?

• Why interested in this Hydrology and Water Resources?

• Students interests, background, familiarity with the subject?

• What students expect from this course?• How students think that this course will help in

achieving their goals?

Purpose of the Course

• To learn basics of Hydrology and Water Resources

• Introduction to Hydrologic and Hydraulic Modeling (will discuss few models and their applications)

Introduction of the Course• Course ScheduleClass:

– Day: Every Wednesday– Time: 04:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Workshop (scheduled):– Day: Every Friday– Time: 04:00 PM– 07:30 PM (including namaz breaks)

Workshop (Visits outside IST):– Students will be informed whenever there are outside

visits

• Office Hours– Check my availability and drop-in

Course Outline

• Course Syllabus: http://arjzaidi.wordpress.com/fall-2013/• Text Book – Course Material will be taken from Several booksMain Books:1. Hydrology and Flood Plain Analysis by Philip B. Bedient (4th

Edition)2. Hydrology and the Management of Watersheds (3rd Edition.

2003) by Brooks3. Water Resources Engineering 2nd Edition by Linsley and

Franzini

4. Hydrology: H. M. RagunathStatus• available in Library/Course website

Theory

1. Introduction to Hydrology and Water Resources

2. Precipitation: Types, Measurements, Analyses

3. Hydrologic Losses: Infiltration, Evaporation, Evapotranspiration

4. Watershed Management : Watershed characteristics, rainfall-runoff response,

hydrograph analysis, runoff estimation (runoff models), water budget

5. Floods: frequency analysis, flood routing, flood forecasting, flood management

6. Stream Flow Measurement/Monitoring: flow measuring techniques and devices, open

channel hydraulics

7. Groundwater: Hydrology and hydraulics

8. Optimization (Linear programming): Application to hydro-systems

9. Role of RS and GIS in hydrology ( A brief discussion and sum up of course)

Workshop/Lab

Week Date Workshop

1 27-Sep-13 ILWIS Hands-on 1

2 4-Oct-13 ILWIS Hands-on 2

3 11-Oct-13 DEM creation, IWD - Lapse Rate, Theissen Polygon

4 18-Oct-13 Eid Break (if announced by IST)

5 25-Oct-13 Terrain Processing using Arc Hydro

6 1-Nov-13Students Tutorials on Arc Hydro

7 8-Nov-13HEC - HMS/GeoHMS -1

8 15-Nov-13HEC - HMS/GeoHMS -2

9 22-Nov-13Students Tutorials on HEC-HMS/GeoHMS

10 29-Nov-13HEC - RAS/GeoRAS - 1

11 6-Dec-13HEC - RAS/GeoRAS - 2

12 13-Dec-13Students Tutorials on HEC - RAS/GeoRAS

13 20-Dec-13Study Tour (2 labs will be counted)

14 27-Dec-13Rapid Flood Mapping (2010 - Sindh)

15 3-Jan-13Students Tutorials

16 10-Jan-13Lab ?????

17 17-Jan-13Students Tutorials

18 24-Jan-13Final Exam

Reference Material

• Reading material will be provided in class if required

• Name of reference books and other reference material will be provided time to time

Term Project• Main Project

– Individual projects will be assigned to students based on weekly exercises (will start from week 3rd)

• Project report due at the day of presentation

• Mini Project– Kalabagh Dam: All good and Bads

• Split the class into two groups – One will be the ‘pro’ group and the other will be the ‘against’ group– By mid semester there will be a debate between the two groups– Each group will be given 25min to talk about their views and support them with facts

and figures (reliable references needed)– Then there will be a question/answer session between the two groups. Audience may

also ask question

Homework/Project/Quiz/Exams

• Homework: Students will be required to do homework and submit on the date mentioned on homework

• Workshop Assignments: Each student will be assigned an exercise after each lab topic covered that will eventually be converted into term project

• Quiz: Several in class Quiz (both surprise and informed)• OHT: 2 in class OHT (approximately 1/3 of the course

coverage)• Lab Midterm: 1 Lab midterm (decide later)• Project Presentation: On week before Final Exam• Final Exam: Comprehensive coverage of the course during

the last week of semester