Unit 1 Introduction to Hydraulic Projects and Hydraulic Structures 4 5

• Necessity of Hydraulic Structures
• Types of Hydraulic Structures
• Layout of Hydraulic Projects
• Planning and Design of Hydraulic Projects
• Study on Material Properties

Unit 2 Actions, Analysis and Design criteria for Hydraulic Structures 8 20

• Actions on Hydraulic Structures and Their Effect Combinations
• Analysis of Action Effects for Hydraulic Structures
• Design Criteria and Methods for Hydraulic Structures

Unit 3 Gravity Dams and Flood Protection Walls 11 25

• Forces acting on failure of a gravity dam, stress analysis
• elementary profile
• design of gravity dam, other functional features of a gravity dam
• Analysis and design of flood protection walls
• Gabion Walls

Unit 4 Embankment Dams 6 15

• design considerations
• seepage analysis and control
• stability analysis
• construction techniques

Unit 5 Spillways 7 15

• Types and their design
• Ogee spillway
• Chute and side spillway
• Shaft spillway
• Labyrinth and Piano Key Weirs
• spillway gates
• inflatable rubber weirs
• stepped spillway
• nappe and skimming flow

Unit 6 Energy Dissipators 6 15

• Types and their selection
• design of hydraulic jump type Program Name: Master of Engineering Level: PG Subject Code : ME02000231 Course / Subject Name : Structural Design of Hydraulic Structures stilling basins
• Bucket and Flip type energy dissipators
• Impact and pipe outlet

Unit 7 Dam safety

3 lecture hours

• instrumentation and surveillance Introduction
• Dam Safety Investigation
• Reservoir hazard and risk assessment