CE 285:
Disaster Management for Dams (3:0)
(jointly with
Prof V.V. Srinivas*)
Overview of disaster management and flood mapping, Flood risk
associated with various types of dams, Dam hazard classification systems, Dam failure
modes and assessment of consequences, Dam breach modelling, Hydrologic, Hydraulic and breach
outflow routing, Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
applications for emergency preparedness and flood mapping, Dam hazard classification
framework in India, Emergency action plans preparation and
implementation.
*
Yellow highlighted
topics are to be covered by Prof V V Srinivas
References:
1.
Guidelines for Developing Emergency
Action Plans for Dams, Dam Safety Rehabilitation Directorate (DSRD), Central
Water Commission (CWC), 2016.
2.
Guidelines for Mapping Flood Risks
Associated with Dams, DSRD, CWC, 2018.
3.
Heywood, I., Cornelius, S., and Carver,
S. An Introduction to Geographical Information Systems, Pearson Education,
1998.
4.
Lillesand T.M. and Kiefer R.W. Remote
Sensing and Image Interpretation, John Wiley & Sons, 2000.
5.
Singh, V. P. Dam Breach Modeling
Technology, Springer Science & Business Media, 2013.