Questions without answers in Water Resources Engineering

The Culturable Command Area (CCA) for a canal is $10000$ hectares. The base period for a crop in the CCA is $140$ days. Watering depth for the crop is $40$ cm. The outlet...

Following statements are made with respect to the mass curve of rainfall:Slope at a point on the curve can be positive.Slope at a point on the curve can be zero.Which one...

Types of flood routing and methods are given in the table below.\[\begin{array}{|l|l|}\hline\begin{array}{l}\text{Column 1}\\\text{Type of Flood Routing}\end{array}&\begi...

Width (in m) of a rectangular channel required to carry a discharge of $96 \mathrm{~m}^{3} / \mathrm{s}$ at a critical depth of $9.8 \text{ m}$ is $\_\_\_\_$ (rounded off...

The cross section of a $0.5$ m wide vertical gate holding water and oil is shown in the figure. The unit weights of water and oil are $10 ~\mathrm{kN} / \mathrm{m}^{3}$ a...

A centrifugal pump is delivering water from an underground tank to an overhead reservoir against a static head of $35$ m through a $2$ km long, $250$ mm diameter pipe. Th...

The flow depth for a discharge of $10 \mathrm{~m}^{3} / \mathrm{s}$ in a wide rectangular channel is $2.0 \text{ m}$. Assume that the flow is uniform.If the discharge is ...

Two reservoirs having different water levels are connected by two long parallel pipelines of same length and same material but having diameters of $600$ mm and $400$ mm. ...

An irrigation canal is to be designed to deliver $10$ cumec to meet the peak demand of $7500$ hectare of cropped area. The estimated canal losses are $50 \%$ of the head ...

Gradually Varied Flow (GVF) profiles in open channels given in Column $1$ are to be matched with the water surface slopes in Column $2$ in the table below.\[\begin{array}...

For a hydraulic jump formed in a rectangular horizontal channel, the sequent depth ratio is $2$. The Froude number of supercritical stream is$\sqrt{3}$$\sqrt{5}$$\sqrt{6}...

In a laminar flow of a Newtonian fluid through a circular pipe of radius $5 \text{ cm}$, the maximum velocity is found to be $2 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$. The velocity (i...

A fully-penetrating well of $20$ cm diameter is provided in an unconfined aquifer. The height of the ground water table is $30$ m from the bottom of the aquifer. After a ...

A wide unlined channel carries sediment-free water. The depth of water is $1$ m. The specific weight of water is $10 \mathrm{~kN} / \mathrm{m}^{3}$. To prevent scouring, ...

A bridge with an expected life of $50$ years is designed for a flood of $10000 \mathrm{~m}^{3} / \mathrm{s}$ corresponding to the return period of $100$ years. The risk a...

The intensity-duration relationship for a rainfall on a rectangular plot $\text{ABCD}$ of area $7$ \text{ha} ($1 \mathrm{~ha}=10^{4} \mathrm{~m}^{2}$) can be modelled by ...

In the context of the effect of drainage density on the run-off generation and the hydrograph at the catchment outlet, all other factors remaining the same, pick one or m...

Consider steady flow of water in the series pipe system shown below, with specified discharge. The diameters of Pipes $A$ and $B$ are $2 \: \mathrm{m}$ and $1\: \mathrm{m...

The shaft of a $6 \: \mathrm{m}$ wide gate in the figure will fail at a moment of $3924 \: \mathrm{kN} . \mathrm{m}$ about the hinge $P$. The maximum value of water depth...

​​​​​The mean rainfall over a catchment has to be estimated. The data for four rain gauges located in and around the catchment is listed in the table. Which one of the fo...

​​​​Lacey's regime equations, followed in India for making scour calculations while designing hydraulic structures across alluvial channels, are given below. Regarding th...

A hydraulic jump is formed in a $5 \: \mathrm{m}$ wide rectangular channel, which has a horizontal bed and is carrying a discharge of $15 \mathrm{~m}^{3} / \mathrm{s}$. T...

A $2 \mathrm{~m}$ wide rectangular channel is carrying a discharge of $30 \mathrm{~m}^{3} / \mathrm{s}$ at a bed slope of $1$ in $300$. Assuming the energy correction fac...

A $500 \mathrm{~m}$ long water distribution pipeline $\text{P}$ with diameter $1.0 \mathrm{~m}$, is used to convey $0.1 \mathrm{~m}^{3} / \mathrm{s}$ of flow. A new pipel...

A $2 \mathrm{~m} \times 1.5 \mathrm{~m}$ tank of $6 \mathrm{~m}$ height is provided with a $100 \mathrm{~mm}$ diameter orifice at the center of its base. The orifice is p...

​​​​A flow velocity field $\vec{V}: \vec{V}(x, y)$ for a fluid is represented by\[\vec{V}=3 \hat{\imath}+(5 x) \hat{\jmath}\]In the context of the fluid and the flow, whi...

The ordinates of a $1$-hour unit hydrograph $\text{(UH)}$ are given below.Time (hours)$0$$1$$2$$3$$4$$5$Ordinates of $1$-hour $\mathrm{UH}\left(\mathrm{m}^{3} / \mathrm{s...

A standard round bottom triangular canal section as shown in the figure has a bed slope of $1$ in $200$. Consider the Chezy's coefficient as $150 \mathrm{~m}^{1 / 2} / \m...

Identify the cross-drainage work in the figure. Super passage Aqueduct Siphon aquedutLevel crossing

Which one of the following options provides the correct match of the terms listed in Column-$1$ and Column-$2$?$$\begin{array}{|l|l|}\hline \qquad \text{Column-1} & \qqua...

The pressure in a pipe at $\mathrm{X}$ is to be measured by an open manometer as shown in figure. Fluid $\mathrm{A}$ is oil with a specific gravity of 0.8 and Fluid $\mat...

A compound symmetrical open channel section as shown in the figure has a maximum of ______________ critical depth(s).$3$$2$$1$$4$

Which of the following statements is/are TRUE?The thickness of a turbulent boundary layer on a flat plate kept parallel to the flow direction is proportional to the squar...

A catchment may be idealized as a circle of radius $30 \mathrm{~km}$. There are five rain gauges, one at the center of the catchment and four on the boundary (equi-spaced...

The cross-section of a small river is sub-divided into seven segments of width $1.5 \mathrm{~m}$ each. The average depth, and velocity at different depths were measured d...

When a supercritical stream enters a mild-sloped $(\mathrm{M})$ channel section, the type of flow profile would become _________.$\mathrm{M}_{1}$$\mathrm{M}_{2}$ $\mathrm...

A canal supplies water to an area growing wheat over $100$ hectares. The duration between the first and last watering is $120$ days, and the total depth of water required...

A very wide rectangular channel carries a discharge (Q) of $70 \mathrm{~m}^3 / \mathrm{s}$ per meter width. Its bed slope changes from $0.0001$ to $0.0009$ at a point $\m...

A jet of water having a velocity of $20 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$ strikes a series of plates fixed radially on a wheel revolving in the same direction as the jet at $15 \...

A $12$-hour storm occurs over a catchment and results in a direct runoff depth of $100 \mathrm{~mm}.$ The time-distribution of the rainfall intensity is shown in the figu...