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Civil Engineering Hydrology Exam Paper

This document contains a model question paper for a Civil Engineering hydrology exam. It includes 10 short answer questions in Section 1 worth 1 mark each. Sections 2 through 7 contain longer answer questions worth between 6-15 marks each. The questions cover topics such as the hydrologic cycle, precipitation, rainfall measurement techniques, evaporation reduction methods, runoff components, unit hydrograph derivation, and reservoir routing methods.

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Civil Engineering Hydrology Exam Paper

This document contains a model question paper for a Civil Engineering hydrology exam. It includes 10 short answer questions in Section 1 worth 1 mark each. Sections 2 through 7 contain longer answer questions worth between 6-15 marks each. The questions cover topics such as the hydrologic cycle, precipitation, rainfall measurement techniques, evaporation reduction methods, runoff components, unit hydrograph derivation, and reservoir routing methods.

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MODEL QUESTION PAPER


FOUR YEAR B. TECH. DEGREE EXAMINATION
III SEMESTER EXAMINATION
CIVIL ENGINEERING
CE205 : HYDROLOGY (HGY)
(Scheme 2013)
Max. Marks: 70

Note: Answer Question No.1 (compulsorily) and any FOUR questions from the remaining.
Question No. 1 carries 10 marks and remaining questions carry 15 marks each.
1. Answer All the Questions

(110=10)

a) The Science which deals with occurrence, distribution and circulation of water is
called ____________________________ .
b) IMD is the abbreviation for ____________________________________________ .
c) Shortwave radiation is measured by using the instrument called _______________ .
d) What is an Isohyet?
e) The rainfall hyetograph is the graph drawn between _________________ and time.
f) Which chemical compound is generally used to reduce the evaporation from water
surface?
g) The base flow is the difference between the total run off and the _______________ .
h) The upper limit on the area of the basin for the applicability of unit hydrograph is
generally taken to be ____________________________ .
i) If the duration of the unit hydrograph approaches zero, the resulting unit hydrograph is
known as _____________________________ .
j) The probability that a Tr year flood occurs in any year is ___________________ .
2. a) Describe the hydrologic cycle with a neat sketch.
b) Describe various types and forms of precipitation.

(8)
(7)

3 a) Describe the three methods of determining the average depth of rainfall over an area.
Bring out the merits and demerits of each method.
(9)
b) The average annual rainfalls in cm. at four existing rain gauge stations in a basin are 105,
79, 70 and 66. If the average depth of rainfall over the basin is to be estimated within
10% error, determine the additional number of gauges needed.
(6)
4 a) Discuss various methods of reducing evaporation from a water body.
(7)
b) Define -index and W-index and bring out the difference between them. How is -index
determined from the rainfall hyetograph?
(8)
5. a) Explain the discharge measurement by area-velocity method.
(7)
b) What are the various components of runoff? Describe how each component is derived in
the runoff process.
(8)

P.T.O

6. a) The ordinates of 4 h unit hydrograph (U.H.) are given . Derive the 8 h unit hydrograph
(U.H.).
(9)

Time
(h)
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34

Ordinate of 4 h U.H. in
m3/s
0
12.52
21.32
23.54
17.84
14.79
12.18
10.04
8.26
6.51
4.98
3.95
3.05
2.26
1.60
1.07
0.53
0

b) How can IUH be derived from S-curve?

(6)

7. a) Describe the Modified Puls method of reservoir routing.


b) What are the methods of estimating design flood? What are their limitations?

(8)
(7)

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