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B.Tech. (CE) (2011 Onwards) (Sem. – 7, 8)

IRRIGATION ENGINEERING-II
M Code: 71861
Subject Code: BTCE-803
Paper ID: [A2958]
Time: 3 Hrs. Max. Marks: 60

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
1. SECTION-A is COMPULSORY consisting of TEN questions carrying TWO marks each.
2. SECTION-B contains FIVE questions carrying FIVE marks each and students have to
attempt any FOUR questions.
3. SECTION-C contains THREE questions carrying TEN marks each and students have
to attempt any TWO questions.

SECTION A
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1. a) What do you understand by ‘exit gradient’? .r c m
b) What are modules?

p e o
a .r c
c) What is transition and what’s its purpose?

r p
d) Define the terms ‘sensitivity’ and ‘flexibility’ with respect to the canal outlets.

e
b
e) What is the purpose of providing launching apron and how is it designed?

a p
f) Write down the formula for determining the top width and base width of rectangular crest
for Sharda fall.
g) Differentiate between weir and barrage.
h) What are ‘cross regulators’?
b rp
i) What are the different types of energy dissipaters?
j) Define the terms ‘uplift pressure’ and ‘exit gradient’.

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 SECTION B
2. Describe with the help of sketches, the working of a silt excluder.
3. Write down the procedure for designing the ‘cross regulators’.
4. Explain the different type of falls. How will you select a particular type of fall for canal?
5. What are the various causes of failure of a weir? Also write down the various steps for
designing a weir.
6. Design a pipe outlet for the following data:
Full supply discharge at the head of water course 110 lit/sec
F.S.L. in distributary = 210 m
F.S.L. in water course = 209 m

SECTION C
7. Design a syphon aqueduct for the following data:
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i)
ii)
Discharge of the canal
Bed width of the canal .r c
: 25 cumecs
: 20 m

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iii) Depth of water in the canal

p e : 1.5 m
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iv) Bed level of the canal

p a : 160.00 m
.r c
r
v) High flood discharge of the drainage : 400 cumecs
vi)
b
High flood level of the drainage : 160.50 m

p e
vii) Bed level of the drainage
a
: 158.00 m

rp
viii) General ground level : 160.00 m
Assume any other data suitably, if not given.

b
8. Design the following components of a straight flume glacis fall using the given data:
a) Crest.
b) Cistern
c) Total floor length.
Full supply discharge of the canal = 100 cumec.
Bed level of canal upstream = 107.50 m.

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 Bed level of canal downstream = 106.00 m.
FSL of canal upstream = 109.7m.
FSL of canal downstream = 108.2 m.
Bed width of canal u/s and d/s = 50 m.
Safe exit gradient = 1/6.
The values of post jump specific energy for different values of discharges per unit width are
given in the table below:

Q (m3/s per m) 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0

Ef2(m) 1.1 1.4 1.7 1.9 2.1

Assume any other data suitably, if not given.

compare it with Khosla’ s theory.

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9. Write down the assumptions, salient features and limitations of Bligh’s creep theory. Also

.r c m
p e o
p a .r c
b r p e
a
b rp

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