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Transcript of Cec 102 Practical - Introductory Hydrology
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UNESCO-NIGERIA TECHNICAL & VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION REVITALISATION PROJECT-PHASE II
YEAR I- SE MESTER I.
NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN
CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
INTRODUCTORY HYDROLOGY COURSE CODE: CEC102
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TABLE OF CONTENT
WEEK ONE: Measurement of discharge
WEEK TWO: Continuation of measurement of discharge. Results
were obtained
WEEK THREE; Metrological instruments were introduced to the
students in the laboratory
WEEK FOUR: Infiltration measurement in the laboratory
WEEK FIVE: Observation of the flow of run-off in open drain and
assessment of run-off relation with drain capacity
WEEK SIX: Field observation of clouds and recording of beginning
and ending of rainfall
WEEK SEVEN; Visit to old Kaduna airport to see weather forecast
equipments.
WEEK EIGHT; Visit to Kaduna International Airport to see new
weather forecast equipment
WEEK NINE: Measurement of pressure using U-tube manometer in
Chemical engineering laboratory
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WEEK TEN: Visit to weather station at the National Water
Resources Institute, Mando Kaduna
WEEK ELEVEN: Another visit to old Kaduna Airport for
immediate measurement of rainfall using rain gauge.
WEEK TWELVE: Visit to a site of construction of rectangular open
drainage
WEEK THIRTEEN: Visit to another site for the construction of
trapezoidal shape open drain
WEEK FOURTEEN: Visit to Kaduna Water Board Headquarters to
see how hydrological data are kept and use.
WEEK FIETEEN: Visit to a bridge along Kaduna- Zaria road for
stage measurement
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PRACTICALS
WEEK ONE
TITLE: MEAUREMENT OF DISCHARGE
AIM: To introduce the students to the apparatus and how to measure the discharge
in a channel and pipe.
APPARATUS
1. Stop watch
2. Shovel
3. Pegs
4. Measuring tape
5. Ruler
6. Venturimeter
THEORY
In order to measure the rate of flow (discharge) in the laboratory, a venturimeter is
used. But there are other methods that are used in the field, in order to measure the
discharge. Among the methods are the following:
1. Area-velocity method
2. Slope-area method 4
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3. Salt-concentration (or trace) method
4. Moving boat method
5. Indirect method
6. Electromagnetic method and ultra-sonic method
The theory of pipe flow is that the flow that enters the pipe must be the same with
what will leave the pipe provided there is no leakage. Using the discharge equation
for pipe flow, we have:
Q = A x V
Where Q is the discharge
A is the area
V is the velocity
In considering the continuous flow nature of water flow in a pipe, continuity
equation is applied as follows:
Q = A1V1 = A2V2
PROCEDURE
1. Initially the channel section where the experiment will be conducted was
identified.
2. The length of the channel was measured and divided into segments of various
lengths. 5
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3. The length was measured to be 12 m and it was divided into four segments of 3
m each.
4. All the things that will bring obstacles were removed to prevent obstructions.
5. The width, height of channel as well as depth was measured.
6. The class was divide into various groups.
7. Two floating bodies were dropped at a known point and the time is noted. By
the time the floats reach the end point, another time is also recorded.
Due to time factor, the students stopped here for this week.
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Wind
Evaporation from
Falling Rain
Solar
Radiation Falling Rain Falling Rain
Transpiration
Run-Off
Evaporation
Sea Lake Storage Percolation
Infiltration
Stream Flow Ground H2O
Fig 1.1 Hydrological Cycle Diagram
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Clouds
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1.4 Hydrology as applied in engineering
To the practicing engineer concerned with the planning and building of hydraulic
structures, hydrology is an indispensable tool. For example, a community or city is
rapidly increasing in population, and there is need to expand the existing water supply.
The engineer first looks for sources of supply, having perhaps found a clear uninhabited
mountain catchment area, he must make an estimate of its capability of supplying water.
How much rain will fall on it? How long will dry periods be and what amount of storage
will be necessary to even out the flow? Would a surface storage scheme be better than
abstraction of the groundwater flow from wells nearer the city?
The questions do not stop there. If a dam is to be built, what capacity must the spillway
have? What diameter should the supply pipelines be? Would afforestation of the
catchment area be beneficial to the scheme or not?
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PRACTICALS
WEEK TWO
The practical continued from where we stopped last week
RESULTS
Position Time
t1(sec)
Time t2
(sec)
Depth of
flow
(mm)
Distance
(m)
Width of
channel
(m)
Depth of
channel
Example of a case of a rectangular section channel that has the following at position
1:
Length = 0.019 m
Breadth = 0.73 m
Average velocity = 0.2143 + 0.2143 = 0.2143 m / sec
2
Area of the channel = Length x Breadth
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= 0.019 x 0.73 = 0.013 m2
Discharge = A x V
Q = A x V
Q = 0.0139 x 0.1243 = 2.979 x 10-3 m3 / sec.
In the case of flow in pipe, after demonstration in a transparent pipe model, the
students were given the value of pipe diameter and velocity and are asked to
calculate the discharge as follows:
The diameter of the pipe = 0.15 m
The velocity of flow = 1.5 m / sec
Therefore, the discharge is given as: Q = A x V
Q = x d2 x V 4
= (0.15)2 x 1.5 = 0.027 m3/ sec 4
Therefore Q = 0.027 m3/ sec
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PRACTICAL
WEEK THREE
The students were taken to a laboratory in the department of
Agricultural engineering, where metrological instruments are kept.
TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO METREOLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS
AIM OF THE PRACTICAL
1. To know more about metrological station.
2. To know how to measure rainfall using rain gauge.
3. To know how to measure evaporation using evaporation dish.
4. To know how to measure temperature with wet bulb and dry bulb thermometer.
5. To know how to measure humidity using hygrometer
6. To know how to measure wind using wind vane
7. To know how to measure wind speed using anemometer
8. To understand how to measure precipitation using rain-o-meter.
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APPARATUS
1. A Stevenson screen
2. Wet bulb thermometer
3. Dry bulb thermometer
4. Rain-o-meter
5. Evaporation pan
6. Rain gauge
7. Wind vane
8. Wind anemometer
9. Measuring cylinder
Students were ask to draw rain gauge, thermometer and evaporation pan
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PRACTICAL
WEEK FOUR
The students were taken to the laboratory to measure infiltration
TITLE: Measurement of infiltration
AIM: To see the instrument and measure infiltration
APPARATUS
1. Double Ring infiltrometer
2. Flat bar
3. Bucket
4. Stop watch
5. Hammer
6. Scriber
7. Beaker
PROCEDURE
The site for locating the internal and external ring of the infiltrometer is first
identified. Then the rings are sunk into the soil. Bucket was used to fetch water and
it was poured into the inner and outer ring at the same time. The stop watch is used
to record the time. After one hour, the reading is taken and after each five minutes
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interval reading is taken. Steel ruler is used to measure and takes reading in order to
know the depth of infiltration. The exercise continues for two hours, the time we
observed the water is saturated.
TABLE
Elapse time
(cm)
Distance of
water
surface
from
reference
point
(before
filling)
Distance of
water
surface
from
reference
point (after
filling)
Depth (cm) Average
infiltration
Accumulated
infiltration
The students were given assignment to calculate the infiltration rate at each depth in
cm / hr.
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PRACTICAL
WEEK FIVE
Students were divided into three groups. Each group was given a site where an open
drain is located. They were asked to go and observe the flow of run-off into the
drain.
AIM: The aim is to observe run-off flow and assess its relationship with the
capacity of the drain.
The students were given assignment to measure the depth and width of each drain
before the rainfall. Then during the flow of the run-off water, they should record the
height of the water. They should find out whether the capacity of the drain is
sufficient for the flowing run-off water in the area?
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PRACTICAL
WEEK SIX
The students were asked to observe the cloud outside the department as the clouds
are formed prior to rainfall. They were asked to record the time the rain started to
fall and the time it stopped
AIM: By the time the students observe the clouds on the sky by themselves, they
will appreciate the difference of clouds.
. At the end, they were given an assignment to draw and explain the type of clouds
they have observed and the duration of the rainfall.
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PRACTICAL
WEEK SEVEN
This week the students visit the Kaduna old airport in order to see the instruments they
are using in their weather forecast. They were conducted round the airport where they
were shown different kinds of instruments.
AIM: The aim is for the students to see different types of instruments
After the visit, the students were asked to write a report on all the instruments they have
seen and what they are used for.
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PRACTICAL
WEEK EIGHT
This week the visit took us to Kaduna International airport. The students were taken
round to see the equipments used for weather forecast at the airport.
AIM: The aim of the visit is to compare between the equipments that are in the old
airport and the ones in the new airport.
After the visit, the students were told to draw and explained the types of equipments they
saw. Also, they should compare what they saw at the old airport with what they met at
the new airport.
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PRACTICAL
WEEK NINE
The students were taken to chemical engineering laboratory where they were shown
a U-tube manometer and they used it in the laboratory to measure pressure
AIM: To see the measurement instruments that are used in the laboratory.
At the end of the exercise, the students were given the values of density of water
and mercury, and they were asked to calculate the density at position A, i.e. PA
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PRACTICAL
WEEK TEN
This week the students visited the weather station of the National Water
Resources Institute, Mando Kaduna.
AIM: The aim is to see variety of equipments
The students got the opportunity to see a fully equipped Stevenson
screen. Therefore after the visit, they were asked to fully describe what
a typical Stevenson screen contained
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PRACTICAL
WEEK ELEVEN
This week the students went back to Kaduna old airport as it is just about to rain.
AIM: The aim of the visit is to enable the students to observe and record rainfall
using a rain gauge
The students were able to observe the rainfall recording and after the rainfall, they
opened the rain gauge and observe the level of water recorded in it.
The students were asked to write a report on the whole exercise..
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PRACTICAL
WEEK TWELVE
The visit this week took us to a site in Kduna township where construction of open drain
is in progress.
AIM: The aim of the visit is to show the students how an open drain is constructed. This
will give the students the idea how run-off water is collected and discharged into a bigger
drain for final discharge to Kaduna River.
At the site the students visited, it is a rectangular open drain that is constructed.
Therefore, the students were asked to measure the depth, length and breadth of the drain.
They were given assignment to draw the section of the drain and given a velocity they
were asked to calculate the amount of water (discharge) the drain is expected to carry.
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PRACTICAL
WEEK THIRTEEN
This week the visit continues with site visit. The students visited another site
where an open drain is being constructed.
AIM: The aim of the visit is to see another site where an open drain of trapezoidal
cross-section is under construction.
The students were again given a velocity of flow and were asked to take the
dimensions of the trapezoidal drain in order to get its area. They were expected to
submit a report on the visit and to calculate the capacity of the drain.
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PRACTICAL
WEEK FOURTEEN
The practical for this week took the students to Kaduna State Water
Board Headquarters.
AIM; The aim of the visit is to show the students the importance of hydrological
data.
At the data office of water board, the students were shown data that was
stored for many years. In order to show them example, they were given
the average values of rainfall duration and depth for the month of May
(2007) for some areas within Kaduna metropolis..
After the visit, the students were told to calculate the intensity of
rainfall for Kaduna using the data they got from water board.
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PRACTICAL
WEEK FIFTEEN
This week the students visited a bridge over a river along Kaduna-Zaria road.
AIM: The aim of the visit is to show the students how stage readings are taken in a river.
Even though, the time of the visit was not during raining season but the students
were shown the staff that is normally fixed to one of the pillars of the bridge which
is used to measure the level of water in the river.
After the visit, the students were asked to draw the staff and record the level of
water that was found at the time of the visit.
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CoverTable of ContentsWEEK ONEWEEK TWOWEEK THREEWEEK FOURWEEK FIVEWEEK SIXWEEK SEVENWEEK EIGHTWEEK NINEWEEK TENWEEK ELEVENWEEK TWELVEWEEK THIRTEENWEEK FOURTEENWEEK FIFTEENReturn to Table