Design tips for rainwater harvesting components to collect and store the rainwater during rains in a overhead tank, or underground tank is discussed. Rainwater harvesting is natural in case of water collected in ponds in villages, but cities needs special ...
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Methods of Rainwater Harvesting [PDF]: Components, Transport, and Storage
Methods of Rainwater Harvesting -Broadly there are two ways of harvesting rainwater such as surface runoff harvesting and rooftop rainwater harvesting.
CRITERIA FOR DESIGN OF EARTH DAMS
The criteria for the design of earth dams are: 1. Sufficient spillway capacity and freeboard are provided so that there is no danger of overtopping of the dam 2. Seepage flow through the embankment is controlled so that the amount ...
Types of Earthfill Dams – Applications and Advantages
Earthfill dams are the most common type of dam built to any height. They are designed as a non-overflow section with separate spillway. The reason for such wide spread use of earthfill dams are: The foundation requirements are not as ...
More Efficient Alternate Irrigation Systems
The problem of water shortage continues to grow – both locally and globally. At the same time the need for restoration of dry lands and more food production from deserts and dry lands are both increasing. Buried Clay Pot Irrigation ...
Environmental Impacts of Dams
Environmental impacts of dams can be both adverse and beneficial. Dams have intended and unintended impacts, though positive impacts can be both intended and unintended. Each of these types of impacts of dams can be inevitable in their entirety, reducible ...
Channel Sections – Spreadsheet
Download this spreadheet and you can easily calculate area of canal sections, wetted perimeter, hydraulic radius, top width, hydraulic depth, section factor of rectangular, trapezoidal, triangular, parabolic, circular sections. This spread sheet is very much useful in case of design ...
Factors Affecting Velocity Distribution in Open Channels
In an open channel flow, velocity distribution is non-uniform which means velocity is different at different depths. Various Factors such as channel slope, alignment, shape, roughness etc plays key role in velocity distribution. Velocity Distribution in Open Channels An open ...