SRIT/ AUTONOMOUS SYLLABUS / CIVIL ENGG.

HYDROLOGY

UCEC206 HYDROLOGY L T P C
3 0 0 3
Course Objectives:
1. To comprehend the basic concepts of the water cycle and hydrology
2. To understand the mechanics of rainfall, its spatial and temporal measurement and their
applications.
3. To employ hydrographs to analyze flood frequencies.
4. To learn simple methods of flood routing and ground water hydrology.

Syllabus:
Hydrologic cycle – Types of precipitation – Forms of precipitation – Measurement of Rainfall –
Spatial measurement methods – Temporal measurement methods – Frequency analysis of point
rainfall – Intensity, duration, frequency relationship – Probable maximum precipitation. Losses from
precipitation – Evaporation process – Reservoir evaporation – Infiltration process – Infiltration
capacity – Measurement of infiltration – Infiltration indices – Effective rainfall.
Hydrograph - Factors affecting Hydrograph – Baseflow separation – Unit hydrograph – Derivation
of unit hydrograph – S curve hydrograph – Unit hydrograph of different deviations – Synthetic unit
hydrograph. Flood - Flood frequency studies – Recurrence interval – Gumbel’s method – flood
routing – Reservoir flood routing – Muskingum’s Channel Routing – Flood control. Ground Water -
Types of aquifers – Darcy’s law – Dupuit’s assumptions – Confined Aquifer – Unconfined Aquifer
– Recuperation test – Transmissibility – Specific capacity – Pumping test – Steady flow analysis only.

Course Outcomes:
At the end of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Understand the hydrologic cycle and identify different forms of precipitation
2. Employ different rainfall measurement methods to different application studies
3. Comprehend groundwater hydrology and perform tests to determine its hydraulic properties
4. Examine hydrographs and identify potential solutions for flood control.

References
1. Chow, V.T. and Maidment D.R., “Hydrology for Engineers”, McGraw-Hill Inc., Ltd., 2010.
2. VenTe Chow, David R.maidment and Larry W.Mays, Applied Hydrology, The Tata Mcgraw
Hill Edition, New Delhi, 2012.
3. Subramanya K, “Engineering Hydrology”, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co., Ltd, 2013.
4. Patra K C, “Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering” Narosa Publishing House, New
Delhi, 2012.
5. David Keith Todd. Groundwater Hydrology, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2011.

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 SRIT/ AUTONOMOUS SYLLABUS / CIVIL ENGG. HYDROLOGY

BENCH MARK

PSG GCT, AU, VIT, NIT, NIT IIT McGill, Clemson,

Topics Offered By SRIT VTU GITAM
Tech CBE. Guindy Vellore Trichy Surathkal Delhi Canada USA
Hydrologic cycle – Types of precipitation – Forms of precipitation
– Measurement of Rainfall – Spatial measurement methods –
Temporal measurement methods – Frequency analysis of point √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
rainfall – Intensity, duration, frequency relationship – Probable
maximum precipitation.
Losses from precipitation – Evaporation process – Reservoir
evaporation – Infiltration process – Infiltration capacity – √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Measurement of infiltration – Infiltration indices – Effective
√
rainfall.
Hydrograph - Factors affecting Hydrograph – Baseflow separation
– Unit hydrograph – Derivation of unit hydrograph – S curve √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
hydrograph – Unit hydrograph of different deviations – Synthetic
unit hydrograph.
Flood - Flood frequency studies – Recurrence interval – Gumbel’s
method – flood routing – Reservoir flood routing – Muskingum’s √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Channel Routing – Flood control.
Ground Water - Types of aquifers – Darcy’s law – Dupuit’s
assumptions – Confined Aquifer – Unconfined Aquifer – √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Recuperation test – Transmissibility – Specific capacity – Pumping
test – Steady flow analysis only.

Universities / Colleges:
 PSG: PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore.
 AU, Guindy: Anna University, Guindy, Chennai.
 VIT, Vellore: Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore.
 VTU: Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi, Karnataka.
 GITAM: Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management University.
 NIT Surathkal: National Institute of Technology, Surathkal, Mangalore,
Karnataka.
 IIT Delhi: Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.
 McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
 Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA.

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SRIT/ AUTONOMOUS SYLLABUS / CIVIL ENGG. REMOTE SENSING AND GIS

UCEE209 REMOTE SENSING AND GIS L T P C

3 0 0 3
Course Objectives:
1. To understand the basic principles of remote sensing and the energy, spectral signatures for
earth surface materials.
2. To comprehend the different satellite and sensors for image data acquisition.
3. To apply digital image processing techniques for image interpretation.
4. To comprehend the components of GIS, processing of raster & vector data and apply them
for various real life applications.

Syllabus:
Remote Sensing – Principle - Electro-magnetic energy, spectrum - EMR interaction with atmosphere
– Atmospheric Windows and its Significance – EMR interaction with Earth Surface Materials –
Spectral Signature and Spectral Signature curves for water, soil and Earth Surface. Satellites -
Classification – Satellite Sensors – satellite and sensor parameters - Resolution – Types of Remote
Sensing - Visual Interpretation of Satellite Images – Digital Image processing – Characteristics of
different platforms: Landsat, SPOT, IRS series, IKONOS, QUICKBIRD – Radar, LIDAR, SAR,
MODIS, AMSRE, Sonar remote sensing systems introduction of GPS- data receiving mode- DTM
generation-View shed analysis.
GIS - History of Development - Components of GIS – Hardware, Software and Organizational
Context – Data – Spatial and Non-Spatial – Data Input Sources–– DBMS – Data Output - Data models
- Raster and Vector data structures – Data compression – Raster vs. vector comparison. Analysis
using Raster and Vector data – Operations – Overlaying - Buffering – Modelling in GIS - Digital
Terrain Modelling, Analysis and application – Products of DEMs and their uses – Sources of errors
in GIS and their elimination.
Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS – Advanced applications of GIS – Disaster management,
Water resource, Landuse – Land cover – Urban planning - Intelligent Transport Systems -
Development of Resources Information Systems.

Course Objectives:
At the end of this courses the students will be able to:
1. Understand the principles of remote sensing and GIS & the energy interactions with earth
surface materials.
2. Apply data processing techniques for image interpretation.
3. Examine the different applications of remote sensing and GIS for economic development.

References
1. Martin Wegmannand Benjamin Leutner “Remote Sensing and GIS for Ecologists” Pelagic
Publishing , 2016.
2. Peter M. Atkinson , Nicholas Tate, Advances in Remote Sensing and GIS, Wiley, 2012
3. Thomas Lillesand, Ralph W. Kiefer, Jonathan Chipman, Remote Sensing and Data
Interpretation,Wiley, 2015.
4. Paul Bolstad, GIs Fundamentals: A First Text on Geographic Information Systems, XanEdu
Publishing Inc; 4 edition, 2012.

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SRIT/ AUTONOMOUS SYLLABUS / CIVIL ENGG. REMOTE SENSING AND GIS

BENCH MARK

PSG GCT, VIT, NIT, NIT IIT McGill, Clemson,

Topics Offered By SRIT AU VTU GITAM Surathkal Canada USA
Tech CBE. Vellore Trichy Delhi
Remote Sensing – Principle - Electro-magnetic
energy, spectrum - EMR interaction with atmosphere
– Atmospheric Windows and its Significance – EMR
interaction with Earth Surface Materials – Spectral
√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Signature and Spectral Signature curves for water,
soil and Earth Surface
Satellites - Classification – Satellite Sensors –
√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
satellite and sensor parameters - Resolution – Types √
of Remote Sensing
Visual Interpretation of Satellite Images – Digital √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Image processing
Characteristics of different platforms: Landsat,
SPOT, IRS series, IKONOS, QUICKBIRD – Radar,
√ √ √ √
LIDAR, SAR, MODIS, AMSRE
Sonar remote sensing systems introduction of GPS-
data receiving mode- DTM generation-View shed
√ √ √ √ √ √
analysis.
GIS - History of Development - Components of GIS
– Hardware, Software and Organizational Context – √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Data – Spatial and Non-Spatial – Data Input Sources–
– DBMS – Data Output - Data models -
Raster and Vector data structures – Data compression
– Raster vs. vector comparison. Analysis using Raster
and Vector data – Operations – Overlaying -
Buffering – Modelling in GIS - Digital Terrain
√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Modelling, Analysis and application – Products of
DEMs and their uses – Sources of errors in GIS and
their elimination.
Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS – Advanced
applications of GIS – Disaster management, Water
resource, Landuse – Land cover – Urban planning -
√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Intelligent Transport Systems - Development of
Resources Information Systems.

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SRIT/ AUTONOMOUS SYLLABUS / CIVIL ENGG. PRINCIPLES OF REMOTE SENSING

UCEG012 PRINCIPLES OF REMOTE SENSING L T P C

3 0 0 3

Course Objectives:

1. To introduce to the students about the basic principles of remote sensing as a tool for mapping.
2. To learn about the electromagnetic interactions with earth surface materials and their spectral
signatures.
3. To comprehend the satellite and sensor parameters.
4. To employ digital image interpretation and analysis.
Syllabus:

Remote Sensing – History - Principle - Electro-magnetic energy, spectrum - EMR interaction with atmosphere
– Atmospheric Windows and its Significance – EMR interaction with Earth Surface Materials – Spectral
Signature. Aerial photography / aerial cameras / photographic process – Satellites - Classification – Satellite
Sensors – satellite and sensor parameters - Resolution – Types of Remote Sensing - Elements of visual
interpretation – Image data interpretation and Analysis – Photogrammetric process / softcopy photogrammetry
– Digital Image processing. Characteristics of different platforms: Landsat, SPOT, IRS series, IKONOS,
QUICKBIRD – Radar, LIDAR, SAR, MODIS, AMSRE, Sonar remote sensing systems. Applications -
Remote sensing of vegetation – Remote sensing of Water resources – Remote sensing of urban landscapes –
Remote sensing of soils and geomorphology

Course Outcomes:

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

1. To understand the principles of remote sensing and its usage in photography.

2. To recognize the different types of satellite and its sensors used in remote sensing.
3. To apply the techniques of digital image processing and interpret them.
4. To analyze the processed images of vegetation, water resources, urban landscapes, soils and
geomorphology.
References:

1. Lillesand, Kiefer, & Chipman (2015) Remote sensing and image interpretation (7th Edition*). Wiley
& Sons, Inc.
2. Jensen (2013) Remote sensing of the environment: An earth resource perspective (2nd Edition).
Pearson Education India.
3. Jones & Vaughan (2010) Remote sensing of vegetation. Oxford University Press.
4. Steven M. de Jong (2013) Remote Sensing Image Analysis: Including the Spatial Domain (Remote
Sensing and Digital Image Processing), Springer. ISBN-10: 9401740615. ISBN-13: 978-9401740616

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 SRIT/ AUTONOMOUS SYLLABUS / CIVIL ENGG. PRINCIPLES OF REMOTE SENSING

BENCH MARK

PSG GCT, VIT, NIT, NIT IIT McGill, Clemson,

Topics Offered By SRIT AU VTU GITAM
Tech CBE. Vellore Trichy Surathkal Delhi Canada USA
Remote Sensing – History - Principle - Electro-magnetic
energy, spectrum - EMR interaction with atmosphere –
√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Atmospheric Windows and its Significance – EMR
interaction with Earth Surface Materials – Spectral Signature.
Aerial photography / aerial cameras / photographic process –
Satellites - Classification – Satellite Sensors – satellite and √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
√
sensor parameters - Resolution – Types of Remote Sensing -
Elements of visual interpretation –
Image data interpretation and Analysis – Photogrammetric
process / softcopy photogrammetry – Digital Image √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
processing.
Characteristics of different platforms: Landsat, SPOT, IRS
series, IKONOS, QUICKBIRD – Radar, LIDAR, SAR, √ √ √ √
MODIS, AMSRE, Sonar remote sensing systems.
Applications - Remote sensing of vegetation – Remote
sensing of Water resources – Remote sensing of urban √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
landscapes – Remote sensing of soils and geomorphology

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SRIT/ AUTONOMOUS SYLLABUS / CIVIL ENGG. GEOSPATIAL TECHNIQUES

UCEE306 GEOSPATIAL TECHNIQUES L T P C

3 0 0 3

Course Objectives:

1. To introduce to the students about the basic principles of earth cartography system, earth’s
characteristics and its energy interactions.
2. To understand the geostatistical concepts of measurement, spatial information and mapping
technologies.
3. To apply the geospatial techniques for survey, planning and management services,
Syllabus:

Earth System – Principles – types, components and optical aspects of aerial cameras, Lens formula, Earth size,
shape, rotational and orbital characteristic, gravity and magnetic fields, space and time concepts, measurement
of physical properties, energy interactions and measuements, bio-physical-chemical measurements.
Coordinate Systems, Datums and Geodetic Systems - Concept of Geo-informatics and Geospatial Science.
Concepts of measurements by triangles traversing; planer polar, and spherical coordinate systems; concept of
Datum and its parameters; Horizontal and vertical Datums, Geodetic reference system.
Geospatial Data, Measurements and Analysis Geospatial data: data types and models; database concepts
relational and object oriented data base; data coding and storing; data analysis and geo-statistical concepts.
Spatial Information and Mapping Technology Spatial information technology; historical overview of survey
methods, Introduction to Satellite Navigation systems and its application in surveying; digital analysis and
mapping techniques; Internet and web in geospatial delivery.
Applications of Geospatial technology for Environmental survey and analysis; cartography and mapping
Services; management system; ocean and atmospheric studies; Socio-economic and development studies; E-
governance; Business and infrastructural management; facilities planning and management; emergency and
disaster management.

Course Outcomes:

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

1. Understand the earth systems and concepts of geostatistical science.

2. Apply digital analysis and mapping techniques for survey, planning and management.
3. Analyse the data for social, economic and development.
References:

1. Bradley A. Shellito (2011), Introduction to Geospatial Technologies, W H Freeman & Co. ISBN-10:
1429255285, ISBN-13: 978-1429255288
2. Michael N. Demers (2012) Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems, 4 edition, Wiley,
ISBN-10: 8126537213, ISBN-13: 978-8126537211
3. Jensen (2013) Remote sensing of the environment: An earth resource perspective (2nd Edition).
Pearson Education India.
4. Jones & Vaughan (2010) Remote sensing of vegetation. Oxford University Press.
5. Steven M. de Jong (2013) Remote Sensing Image Analysis: Including the Spatial Domain (Remote
Sensing and Digital Image Processing), Springer. ISBN-10: 9401740615. ISBN-13: 978-9401740616

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 SRIT/ AUTONOMOUS SYLLABUS / CIVIL ENGG. GEOSPATIAL TECHNIQUES

BENCH MARK

PSG GCT, VIT, NIT, NIT IIT McGill, Clemson,

Topics Offered By SRIT AU Vellore
VTU GITAM
Tech CBE. Trichy Surathkal Delhi Canada USA
Earth System – Principles – types, components and optical
aspects of aerial cameras, Lens formula, Earth size, shape,
rotational and orbital characteristic, gravity and magnetic
fields, space and time concepts, measurement of physical
properties, energy interactions and measurements, bio-
physical-chemical measurements.
Coordinate Systems, Datums and Geodetic Systems -
Concept of Geo-informatics and Geospatial Science.
Concepts of measurements by triangles traversing; planer √
polar, and spherical coordinate systems; concept of Datum
and its parameters; Horizontal and vertical Datums,
Geodetic reference system.
Geospatial Data, Measurements and Analysis Geospatial
data: data types and models; database concepts relational √
and object oriented data base; data coding and storing; data
analysis and geo-statistical concepts.
Spatial Information and Mapping Technology Spatial
information technology; historical overview of survey
methods, Introduction to Satellite Navigation systems and
√
its application in surveying; digital analysis and mapping
techniques; Internet and web in geospatial delivery.
Applications of Geospatial technology for Environmental
survey and analysis; cartography and mapping Services;
management system; ocean and atmospheric studies; Socio-
economic and development studies; E-governance; Business
and infrastructural management; facilities planning and
management; emergency and disaster management.

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SRIT/ AUTONOMOUS SYLLABUS / CIVIL ENGG. GIS FOR NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

UCEG012 GIS FOR NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT L T P C

3 0 0 3
Course Objectives:

1. The students will be introduced to the components of GIS, Data models and analysis.
2. To comprehend the raster and vector data processing and eliminate errors of sources in GIS.
3. To apply the GIS techniques for natural resources management, planning and mitigation.
Syllabus:

GIS - History of Development - Components of GIS – Hardware, Software and Organizational Context – Data
– Spatial and Non-Spatial – Data Input Sources–– DBMS – Data Output - Data models - Raster and Vector
data structures – Data compression – Raster vs. vector comparison. Analysis using Raster and Vector data –
Operations – Overlaying - Buffering – Modelling in GIS - Digital Terrain Modelling, Analysis and application
– Products of DEMs and their uses – Sources of errors in GIS and their elimination.
Advanced applications of GIS in natural resource management; ecosystem inventory and monitoring - forests,
wetlands; Water resource, Landuse – Land cover – land use planning; urban planning, snow and glaciers,
potential ground water mapping; coastal zone management, protected area management- Disaster
management.

Course Outcomes:

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

1. Understand the components of GIS.

2. Apply modelling techniques for analysis and application.
3. Analyse different cases of natural resources management issues and suggest mitigation measures in
the event of disaster.
References:

1. Jensen (2013) Remote sensing of the environment: An earth resource perspective (2nd Edition).
Pearson Education India.
2. Jones & Vaughan (2010) Remote sensing of vegetation. Oxford University Press.
3. Lo, C.P., and Albert K.W. Yeung. (2009). Concepts and Techniques of Geographic Information
Systems, 2nd Edition. PHI Learning.
4. Joseph L. Awange and Kyalo Kiema (2013). Environmental Geoinformatics – Monitoring, Springer.
5. Mario A.Gomarasca (2009). Basics of Geomatics, Springer.

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SRIT/ AUTONOMOUS SYLLABUS / CIVIL ENGG. GIS FOR NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

BENCH MARK

PSG GCT, VIT, NIT, NIT IIT McGill, Clemson,

Topics Offered By SRIT AU VTU GITAM
Tech CBE. Vellore Trichy Surathkal Delhi Canada USA
GIS - History of Development - Components of GIS √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
– Hardware, Software and Organizational Context
Data – Spatial and Non-Spatial – Data Input
Sources–– DBMS – Data Output - Data models -
Raster and Vector data structures – Data √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
compression – Raster vs. vector comparison.
Analysis using Raster and Vector data
Operations – Overlaying - Buffering – Modelling in
GIS - Digital Terrain Modelling, Analysis and √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
application – Products of DEMs and their uses –
Sources of errors in GIS and their elimination.
Advanced applications of GIS in natural resource
management; ecosystem inventory and monitoring √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
- forests, wetlands; Water resource, Landuse – Land
cover
land use planning; urban planning, snow and
glaciers, potential ground water mapping; coastal √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
zone management, protected area management-
Disaster management.

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