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Structures

Design of Hydraulic

Design of Hydraulic Structures (DHS)

University of Mosul
College of Engineering
Dams and Water Resources Engineering Department

Class: 4th year

Subject: Hydraulic Structures
Theory: 2 hrs. Applied: 2 hrs.

Coordinator: Dr. Issa Elias Issa

Dams and Water Resources Engineering Department
E-mail issa.elias70@gmail.com

COURSE OUTLINE
Hydraulic structures that are constructed for the purpose of the utilization of
water or to contain the damages caused by water, occupy a position of special
importance in human society. The present course plans to discuss each of these
structures in detail, with ample worked examples. Special reference would be
made, wherever possible, to relevant national and international standards and
norms. The course would cover the design aspects of the hydraulic structures
meant for storage, diversion, conveyance and distribution of water apart from
structures for river flow modification and control. Foundation considerations in
the design of the structures would be discussed for each structure. The lectures
of the course will be theoretical and practical.
SI. No.

Topic details

No. of
hours

Introduction of the hydraulic structures (HS), Purposes of HS,

Types of HS (Storage, Diversion, Conveyance and Distribution
Structures).

Hydraulic Structures on Permeable Foundations

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Design of concrete floor using, 1-Blighs Creep Theory, 2-Lanes

Weighted Creep Theory, 3-Khoslas Theory of Independent Variables
Infinite Depth of Permeable Foundation. Exit Gradient, Practical
Examples.

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Hydraulic Jump and Stilling Basins

Practical Applications advantages of Hydraulic Jump, Momentum

Formula, Hydraulic Jump Energy Loss, Types of Jumps on Horizontal
Floor, Jump as Energy Dissipater, Jump Position, Tailwater
Conditions, Appurtenances of Stilling Basins, Chute Blocks, The Sill,
Baffile Piers, Classification of Stilling Basins, Stilling Basin Design
for Low Froude Numbers, R.S. Varshney, Indian Standard Stilling
Basin (I), USBR Stilling Basin (IV), S.A. F. Stilling Basin, Stilling
Basin Design for High Froude Numbers, S. A. F. Stilling Basin, Indian
Standard Stilling Basin (II), USBR Stilling Basin (II) and (III), Design
Examples.

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Transitions
Types of Transitions, Contraction Transitions, Expansions Transitions,
Chaturvedis Semi-Cubical Parabolic Transitions, Hinds Transitions,
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Mitras Hyperbolic Transitions, Straight Line Headwall, Broken back,

Cylinder, Quadrant, Straight Warp, StreamLine Warp, Loss
Coefficients for Transitions,. Abrupt Expansion, Design Examples
Using All Types

Head and Cross Regulators

5

Functions of Head Regulators, Functions of Cross Regulators, Design

Criteria, Waterway, Crest Level, Coefficient of Discharge, Shape of
Crest, Crest Width, Level and Length of Downstream Floor, Cutoffs,
Thickness of Top Coat, Freeboard, Protection Works, Design example.

10

Canal Falls

Types of Falls, Selection of Type of Fall, Components of a Fall,

Hydraulic Design of Fall, Design of Sarda Type fall, Type (I) and (II),
Length of Crest, Shape of Crest, Upstream Approaches, Impervious
Concrete Floor, Cistern Protection, Design of Un-flumed Straight
Glacis Non-Meter Fall, Crest Length, Crest Level, Width of Crest, D.
S. Glacis, Approach, D. S. Expansion, U. S. Expansion, U. S.
Protection, Total Floor Length and Exit Gradient, Pressure
Calculations and Floor Thickness, Design Examples.

Cross drainage Works

7

Necessity of Cross Drainage Works, Types of Cross Drainage Works,

Design of Aqueduct (Hydraulic Design), Drainage Waterway, Canal
Waterway, Head Loss and Bed Levels, Transitions, Trough, Design
Example.

Inverted Syphons

Hydraulic Design of Inverted Syphons, laceys Formula, Canal

Waterway, Head Loss and Bed Levels, Head Loss Through Barrels,
Design of Transitions by Hinds Method, Contraction Transition,
Expansion Transition, Pucca Floor, Uplift Pressures on Barrel, Floor
and Pucca Floor, Protection Work, Design Example.
Structural Design of Inverted Syphons
Moment Distribution, Moments at Faces, Moments at Centers,
Thickness of Members, Reinforcement, Design Examples

Culverts
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Hydraulic of Pipe Culverts, Alignment, Profile, Conduit, Inlet,

Benefits of Concrete Transitions, Outlet, Outlet Energy Dissipaters,
Hydraulics, Design capacity, Pipe Velocity, Pipe Diameter, Hydraulic
Control, Inlet Control, Inlet Control Hydraulics, Outlet Control
Hydraulics, Pipe Collars, Short Path, Protection Works, Design
Examples.

Baffled outlet
Hydraulic Consideration, Hydraulic Design of Baffled Outlets, Design
Example.

Baffled apron drop

Hydraulic Design of Baffled Apron Drop, Design Considerations,
Capacity, Inlet, Cell Control, Baffled Apron Dimensions, Uplift
Stability, Sliding Stability, Miscellaneous Consideration, Design
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Example.

References:
1. P. Novak, A. I. B. Moffat, C. Nalluri and R. Narayanan, Hydraulic
Structures, Taylor and Francis, U. K.
2. R. M. Khatsuria, Hydraulics of Spillways and Energy Dissipators, Marcel
Dekker Publishing, New York.
3. Manual on Barrages and Weirs on Permeable Foundation, Publication
179, (Volumes I and II), Central Board of Irrigation and Power, New
Delhi.
4. Varshney, R.S., Gupta, S.C., Gupta, R.L., N.C. Jain, Theory and Design
of Irrigation Structure., at Roorkee press, Roorkee, India, 1982.
5. Chow, Ven te. 1959. Open-channels Hydraulics. McGraw-Hill, New York.
6. Garg, S.K., Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures, Khanna
Publishers, Delhi, 1976.