CE 128: HYDROLOGY

Chapter 1: DEFINITION
Chapter 2: The Hydrologic Cycle
Chapter 3: Precipitation
 Formation of Precipitation
 Different Types of Precipitation
 Rainfall characteristics (Depth, Duration, Intensity, Hyetograph)
 Point Rainfall Measurement
 Different Type of Raingauges
 Estimation of Missing rainfall data
 Conversion of Point rainfall to areal rainfall
 Double Mass Analysis
Chapter 4: Infiltration
 Definition of Infiltration
 Factors affecting infiltration, and infiltration measurements
 Horton Model and Philip’s equation
 Green-Ampt Model
 Ponding Time
 Fitting infiltration model to infiltration data using excel
Chapter 5: Evaporation
(Here only discussions of basic concepts are introduced. The detailed
calculations will be dealt in Irrigation Engineering)
 Physics of evaporation
 Factors affecting evaporation
 Measurements of different factors for evaporation
 Available methods/procedures for estimating evaporation from open
water
Chapter 6: Basic Subsurface Flow (Steady State Condition)
 Law of Darcy, confined and unconfined Aquifers
 Ground water flow in Confined Aquifer
 Ground water flow in Unconfined Aquifer
 Radial ground water flow in Confined Aquifer
 Radial ground water flow in Unconfined Aquifer
 Travel Time of ground water in confined aquifer
Chapter 7: Rainfall-Runoff relation
 Definition of hydrograph
 Hydrograph Separation
 Unit Hydrograph
 Estimation of Discharge using unit hydrograph
 Rational Formula
 SCS Curve Method
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Philippine edition copyright 2010
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5. Applied Hydrology by VenTe Chow, David Maidmen and Larry Mays; McGRAW-HILL
International Editions, 1988
6. Handbook of Hydrology David Maidment, 1993