NIT Warangal Civil Engineering Syllabus WATER RESOURCES SYSTEMS
WATER RESOURCES SYSTEMS
Objectives of Water Resources Planning and Development, Nature of Water Resources Systems, Socio –
Economic Characteristics, Economic Analysis of Water Resources Systems, Application of systems
techniques to water resources, Water Allocations for Water Supply, Irrigation, Hydropower and Flood Control,
Reservoir Operations, Planning of an Irrigation System, Irrigation Scheduling, Water Quality Management.
1. Charles S. Revelle, E. Earl Whitlatch and Jeff R. Wright, Civil and Environmental Systems Engineering,
Pearson Education Inc., New Jersey, 2004.
2. Loucks, D.P. and Eelco van Beek, Water Resources Systems Planning and Management – An introduction
to methods, models and applications, Studies and Reports in Hydrology, UNESCO Publishing, 2005.
3. Vedula. S., and Mujumdar, P.P, Water Resources Systems-Modelling Techniques and Analysis, Tata
McGraw Hill, 2005.