DOCTORAL THESES (WRDM): Recent submissions

  • EFFECT OF CO2 ENRICHMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE ON RICE CROP THROUGH FIELD AND SIMULATION STUDY 
    Pranuthi, G. (WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT IIT ROORKEE, 2016-02)
    This study is directed to identify the probable effect of increased atmospheric CO2 concentrations and changing climate on rice crop yields in Haridwar Uttarakhand. Fine rice particularly the Basmati contributes substantially ...
  • IMPACT OF CLIMATE AND LANDUSE CHANGES ON GROUNDWATER IN A CANAL COMMAND 
    Shukla, Rituraj (WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT IIT ROORKEE, 2015-11)
    Climate change has been emerging as one of the challenges in the global environment. It is responsible for various substantial impacts on hydrological cycle, which influences the climatic parameters likely temperature ...
  • WATERSHED SUSTAINABILITY INDEX FRAMEWORK AND ITS ESTIMATION FOR A WATERSHED 
    Chandniha, Surendra Kumar (WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT IIT ROORKEE, 2015-12)
    There are several issues which affect the water sustainability in a watershed. Among these are hydrological, climatological, social, economic and technological. Most of the times these are considered separately, and not ...
  • EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF TURBULENCE CHARACTERISTICS NEAR PIANO KEY WEIR 
    Tiwari, Harinarayan (WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT IIT ROORKEE, 2016-06)
    Extensive laboratory investigations and then stringent analysis have been done to study the different aspects of turbulence hydraulics in open channel (with and without PKW) under multiple hydraulic conditions. Two types ...
  • ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE AND LANDUSE CHANGE IMPACTS ON WATER BALANCE 
    Kundu, Sananda (WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT IIT ROORKEE, 2015-07)
    Occurrences of climate change are globally recognized and is responsible for various significant impacts on the hydrological cycle, which influences the rainfall and evapotranspiration. Increasing temperature is also ...
  • HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING OF A RIVER BASIN USING MULTI-SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES 
    Kumar, Dheeraj (WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT IIT ROORKEE, 2015-07)
    Distributed hydrological models have become important tools for understanding the hydrological processes and achieving solutions for practical hydrological and water resources management problems. High spatial resolution ...
  • HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING AND EVALUATION OF BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN A WATERSHED 
    Bharti, Birendra (WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT IIT ROORKEE, 2016-03)
    In this study, a spatially distributed sediment yield model was developed in GIS environment which is capable to identify the sediment source and sink areas within the catchment. Transport capacity and gross soil erosion ...
  • IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE AND LANDUSE CHANGES ON SOIL EROSION AND CARBON LOSS 
    Mondal, Arun (WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT IIT ROORKEE, 2015-04)
    Threat of global warming is a major concern to the world. It is determined to change the future climate, which might cause an adverse impact on agriculture, water resources, environments, hydrological cycle, etc. It can ...
  • AN ANALYTICAL STUDY ON RIVERBED AND RIVERBANK FILTRATION 
    Bishnoi, Kailash (WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT IIT ROORKEE, 2015-06)
    Surface water as a source of drinking water requires costly treatment to make it free from physical, chemical, and bacteriological contamination. Therefore, the managers of various water utilities are exploring the other ...
  • WATER QUALITY MODELING THROUGH COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS (CFD) 
    Dhiryan, Navdeep Singh (WATER RESOURCE DEVELPOMENT AND MANAGEMENT DEPARTEMENT IIT ROORKEE., 2016-05)
    Flow modeling using CFD provides engineers with the ability to accurately determine the performance of design concepts, reducing the need for physical testing and building of prototypes. This makes it possible to evaluate ...
  • PARTICIPATORY IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT IN HILLY REGIONS OF NEPAL 
    Awasthi, Megh Raj (2016)
    The Participatory Irrigation Management also known as the Irrigation Management Transfer is popular and proclaimed as successful throughout most of the countries. Nepal embraced the IMT programs in the 1990’s along with ...
  • SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF HYDRODYNAMIC MODULE OF MIKE11 
    Chaurasia, Manisha (2016)
    Dam safety program of a country is an integral part of the dam break analysis because the casualities and destruction caused as a result of the large, sudden, unexpected and uncontrollable dam break flood waves is immeasurable. ...
  • EVALUATION OF MULTI-SATELLITE PRECIPITATION VIS-À-VIS TERRESTRIAL MEASUREMENT 
    Rathore, Neha (2016)
    Rainfall is very dynamic in nature, constantly varying in magnitude and intensity as it passes over an area. Traditionally, Rain gauges are used for measurement of rainfall at ground stations. Nowadays, various near real ...
  • DESIGN ANALYSIS OF FUSEGATE APPLICATION FOR DAM SAFETY AND STORAGE ENHANCEMENT 
    Narayan, Mukti (2016)
    For the purpose of controlled release of water from the dams spillway is provided. Spillway releases floods so that the water does not overtop and damage the dam. Except during the flood periods water generally does not ...
  • EVALUATION OF SCS-CN-INSPIRED METHOD 
    Karn, Arun Lal (2016)
    The present study is carried out to evaluate the accuracy of different CN determination methods. The data of 12 experimental plots having various land uses (sugarcane, maize, black gram, fallow land) and slopes (5, 3, and ...
  • DESIGN OF PENSTOCK USING FINITE ELEMENT METHOD 
    Kachhap, Komal (2016)
    This report consists of a penstock trifurcation with tie rods, which is a complex structure, has been chosen and it has been analyzed from the view point of its fabrication as well as structural design. For the fabrication ...
  • IMPACT OF CLIMATE ON IRRIGATION WATER REQUIREMENT 
    Rathore, Jaidev singh (2016)
    Climate change term is numerously used in many research studies, climate change occurs when the expected weather changes its course mainly due to increasing CO2 emissions. As we know that there is relationship between ...
  • SOIL EROSION MODELLING USING REMOTE SENSING AND GIS FOR NAGALAND 
    Jamir, Imtiwati N (2016)
    Soil erosion in mountain areas like Nagaland is a matter of concern as it not only results in the loss of fertile topsoil but also has its off-side effects on environment as it threatens natural resources, agriculture and ...
  • IMPROVEMENTS IN PLANNING OF AN IRRIGATION PROJECT – A CASE STUDY OF TANZANIA 
    Magusi, Fradrick (2016)
    Quality of performance of an irrigation project depends on the quality of planning carried out during planning process of the given project. Well performing project assures high food production and food security to the ...
  • Conjunctive Use of Ground Water & Surface Water, A Case Study of Nepal 
    Lal, Bhakta Kumar (2016)
    Major problem of the developing country is to maintain the food deficit for the people who are suffering for their survival. It is challenge to cope with the increasing population and decreasing the agricultural land. For ...