{"id":20941,"date":"2025-07-28T14:12:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T08:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/?page_id=20941"},"modified":"2025-07-28T14:19:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T08:49:08","slug":"ce542","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/ce542\/","title":{"rendered":"CE542"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Credits : 2<\/p>\n

Prerequisites : CE311<\/span><\/p>\n

Compulsory\/Optional :  Optional<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Aim(s)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
To introduce hydraulic structures used in water resources development and management, coastal zone management and harbours, and to provide knowledge on their selection and design.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Intended Learning Outcomes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
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On successful completion of the course, the students should be able to;<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Explain the purposes of different types of hydraulic structures and to select appropriate structures for given application based on technical, economic and environmental feasibility.<\/li>\n
  2. Carry out hydraulic analysis and to provide conceptual designs of appropriate structural components of hydraulic structures.<\/li>\n
  3. Plan and monitor safety aspects of hydraulic structures<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Course content\/Course description<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
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  1. Dams and outlet works :<\/a> Loads, types, site selection, design flood, sluices, spillways, intakes, fish passes, energy dissipaters, gates and valves, instrumentation on monitoring and safety<\/li>\n
  2. Diversion and water conveyance structures : <\/a>Weirs and barrages, tunnels, canals, flumes, cross drainage, measuring structures, transitions, siphons, aqueducts, drop structures, irrigation distribution systems; turn-outs, distribution canals<\/li>\n
  3. Storm water drainage : <\/a>Urban storm water drainage systems, modeling of storm water networks, culverts<\/li>\n
  4. Coastal and harbor structures :<\/a> Groynes, revetments, sea walls, off-shore breakwaters, harbour structures<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Recommended Texts<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
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  1. Novak, P, Moffat, AIB, Nalluri, C & Narayanan, R 2006, Hydraulic Structures, 4th edn, CRC Press.<\/li>\n
  2. Garg, SK 2005, Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures, 19th edn, Khanna Publishers.<\/li>\n
  3. Tanchev, L 2014, Dams and Appurtenant Hydraulic Structures, 2nd edn, CRC Press<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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    Time Allocation<\/th>\nHours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    Lectures<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Tutorials<\/td>\n02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Practical<\/span><\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Assignments<\/td>\n02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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    In-course<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Tutorials\/Quizzes\/<\/span>Assignments<\/span><\/td>\n40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
     End-semester<\/strong><\/td>\n60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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    Hydraulic Structures – CE542 Credits : 2 Prerequisites : CE311 Compulsory\/Optional :  Optional Aim(s) To introduce hydraulic structures used in water resources development and management, coastal zone management and harbours, and to provide knowledge on their selection and design. Intended Learning Outcomes … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20941","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20941","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20941"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20941\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}