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CET307 December 2021 QP

This document is an examination paper for the Fifth Semester B.Tech Degree in Hydrology & Water Resources Engineering from APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, dated December 2021. It consists of two parts: Part A with short answer questions and Part B with detailed questions from various modules, covering topics such as precipitation, runoff, irrigation efficiencies, and groundwater. The exam has a maximum score of 100 marks and a duration of 3 hours.

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CET307 December 2021 QP

This document is an examination paper for the Fifth Semester B.Tech Degree in Hydrology & Water Resources Engineering from APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, dated December 2021. It consists of two parts: Part A with short answer questions and Part B with detailed questions from various modules, covering topics such as precipitation, runoff, irrigation efficiencies, and groundwater. The exam has a maximum score of 100 marks and a duration of 3 hours.

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Reg No.

:_______________ Name:__________________________
1100CET307122103
APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Fifth Semester B.Tech Degree Examination December 2021 (2019 scheme)

Course Code: CET307


Course Name: HYDROLOGY & WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING
Max. Marks: 100 Duration: 3 Hours
PART A
(Answer all questions; each question carries 3 marks) Marks
1 What is a Mass curve? 3
2 A precipitation station X was inoperative .Precipitation recorded in three stations 3
A,B,C surrounding station X were 6.2 ,4.7and3.5 cm respectively. Normal annual
precipitation amounts to 64.3, 70.7 , 54.5 and 35. 3 cm for stations X,A, B and C.
Estimate storm precipitation of X
3 Explain the Two line method of separation of base flow 3

4 A six hour storm rainfall with following rainfall depths occurs over a basin. 3
2.2, 3.5,5.4,10.2,4.8,3.1 and 6.2 cm. Surface runoff is 10.7 cm. Determine the
average infiltration index
5 Define i) Field capacity ii ) Permanent wilting point 3
6 A field has an area of 50 ha. When 10 cumecs of water was supplied for 5 hours , 3
35 cm of water was stored in root zone.Find Field application efficiency
7 What is Surcharge storage and Bank storage in a reservoir? 3
8 Explain any one method of River stage measurement 3
9 Sketch a cavity type tube well and label its parts 3
10 Define i) Specific yield ii ) Specific retention 3

PART B
(Answer one full question from each module, each question carries 14 marks)

Module -1
11 a) Explain the Thiessen Polygon method of computation of mean precipitation 6

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b) Plot a hyetograph using the following data 8

Time 9.00 9.05 9.10 9.15 9.20 9.25 9.30


(am)
Accumulated 0 2 6 12 15 17 20
Rainfall
(mm)

12 a) Explain the field measurement of infiltration rate using Double ring infiltrometer 6
b) What are the different ways to control evaporation?Explain the measurement of 8
evaporation using IMD pan .

Module -2
13 a) What are the factors affecting Runoff ? 6
b) Determine the ordinates of unit hydrograph from the following observed flows 8
from a drainage area of 300 sq km of 3 hours duration . Assume a constant flow
of 25 cumecs.

Time Ordinates of storm


hydrograph (cumecs)

0 am 25

3 am 110.3

6 am 150.6

9 am 139.8

12 noon 126

3 pm 100.3

6 pm 75.9

9 pm 48.5

0 am 25

14 a) What are the assumptions of Unit hydrograph theory ? 6


b) Explain the parts of a single peaked hydrograph . 8

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Module -3
15 a) Determine the reservoir capacity for the following data if canal losses are 15 % 6
and reservoir losses are 10%

Crop Base period Duty Area under crop


(hectare/cumecs) (ha)

Cotton 250 1200 2500

Wheat 130 1700 4000

Rice 115 850 3000

Vegetables 125 665 1000

Sugar cane 360 800 5000


b) Explain the factors affecting duty and methods to improve duty 8
16 a) Define various Irrigation efficiencies 6
b) Explain the different types of Irrigation 8
Module -4
17 a) Explain the types of reservoirs 6
b) Explain the determination of reservoir capacity using Mass curve method 8
18 a) What is a Flow duration curve? Explain the procedure to construct the same 6
b) Explain River Training works 8
Module -5
19 a) A well penetrates fully a 12m thick water bearing stratum of soil having 6
coefficient of permeability of 0.007 m/s.The well radius is 11 cm and is to be
worked under a drawdown of 5 m at the well face.Calculate discharge from the
well. What will be the percentage increase in discharge if the radius of well is
doubled? Radius of influence is 300 m in each case
b) Explain Recuperation test for determining yield of open wells 8
20 a) Explain the zones of underground water 6
b) A 35 cm diameter well penetrates 25 m below the water table. The water level in 8
a test well at 80 m is lowered by 0.6 m after 24 hours of pumping at the rate of
6000 l/minute and in a well 35 m away, the drawdown is 1.2 m. Determine a)
Transmissibility of the aquifer b) Drawdown in the main well
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