INTRODUCTION HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES Hydrology and Water

INTRODUCTION HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES Hydrology and Water Resources RG 744 Institute of Space Technology September 09, 2015

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 Schedule Class: • Day: Every Monday • Time: 05: 00 PM – 7: 00 PM Workshop (scheduled): • Day: Every Friday • Time: 05: 00 PM– 08: 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-2015/ • Text Book – Course Material will be taken from Several books Main Books: 1. Hydrology and Flood Plain Analysis by Philip B. Bedient (4 th Edition) 2. Hydrology and the Management of Watersheds (3 rd Edition. 2003) by Brooks 3. Water Resources Engineering 2 nd Edition by Linsley and Franzini 4. Hydrology: H. M. Ragunath Status • available in Library/Course website

THEORY 1. Introduction to Hydrology and Water Resources 2. Precipitation: Types, Measurements, Analyses 3. Hydrologic Losses: Infiltration, 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

…CONTINUE 6. Stream Flow Measurement/Monitoring: flow measuring techniques and devices, open channel hydraulics 7. Groundwater: Hydrology and hydraulics 8. Optimization (Linear programming): Application to hydrosystems 9. Role of RS and GIS in hydrology ( A brief discussion and sum up of course)

WORKSHOP/LAB Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Date 11 -Sept-15 ILWIS Hands-on 1 Workshop 18 -Sept-15 ILWIS Hands-on 2 25 -Sept-15 Eid Break 02 -Oct-15 DEM creation, IWD - Lapse Rate, Theissen Polygon 09 -Oct-15 Terrain Processing using Arc Hydro 16 -Oct-15 Students Tutorials on Arc Hydro 23 -Oct-15 Ashura Holiday 30 -Oct-15 HEC - HMS/Geo. HMS -Lab 1 06 -Nov-15 HEC - HMS/Geo. HMS -Lab 2 13 -Nov-15 Students Tutorials on HEC-HMS/Geo. HMS 20 -Nov-15 HEC - RAS/Geo. RAS - Lab 1 27 -Nov-15 HEC - RAS/Geo. RAS - Lab 2 04 -Dec-15 Students Tutorials on HEC - RAS/Geo. RAS 11 -Dec-15 Study Tour (2 labs will be counted) 18 -Dec-15 Rapid Flood Mapping (2010 - Sindh) 25 -Dec-15 Quaid e Azam Day Holiday 01 -Jan-2016 Students Presentations 08 -Jan-16 Exam Preparation Week 15 -Jan-16 Final 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 • Individual projects will be assigned to students based on weekly exercises (will start from week 3 rd) • Project report due at the day of presentation

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