This course provides a comprehensive overview of hydropower projects, detailing the various components and systems involved. Key topics include the headworks, such as barrages and weirs, desilting chambers, different types of headworks. The course also delves into diversion and storage headworks. Major dams in India are highlighted for their structural and functional significance. Additionally, the course explores dam sections, including non-overflow and overflow sections and galleries, energy dissipators, river training works, cross drainage works, hydromechanical equipment and trash racks. The design and construction of tunnels and caverns for water conveyance and housing equipment are covered, with an emphasis on geotechnical surveys to ensure site suitability. The course includes discussions on different tunneling techniques, as well as ventilation and lighting systems crucial for safe and efficient tunnel operations. Mucking and hauling methods for removing excavated material are covered, along with safety protocols to protect workers and equipment in tunnels.
Course Objectives
Online
5 units
IITM Pravartak Technologies Foundation
Technology Innovation Hub (TIH) of IIT Madras
and
L&T EduTech
Rs. 1900/- Inclusive of Tax
Students pursuing Diploma/ UG / PG Programs in Civil Engineering
Fluid Mechanics, Applied Hydraulics, Water Resources Engineering
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Ashutosh Mohod
Engineering Manager in Hydel EDRC of L&T Construction, Heavy Civil IC
He holds a Master of Technology (M. Tech) in Structural Engineering from NIT Jamshedpur. He has been working in the field of Hydel engineering for the past 10 years, focusing on the design of various civil structures. He has published a paper titled “Buckling Analysis of Composite Laminated Plate” in the Structural Engineering Convention 2014 at IIT Chennai. He is actively engaged in the design and development of civil engineering projects.
Different components of hydropower projects - Headwork - Barrage and Weir, Diversion Arrangement and Intake structures - Components of diversion and storage headworks - Desilting Chamber and Water Conductor System - Surge shaft and power house - Major dams in India.
Non-overflow section, overflow section and galleries in dams - Energy dissipators - Instrumentation in dams - River training works - Cross drainage works.
Retaining wall – Switchyard - Anchor blocks - Tail race channel - Bridges over dam – Turbines - Valves.
Hydromechanical equipment - Different types of gates and their selection - Trash rack and Trash rack cleaning machines.
Tunnel and cavern - Geotechnical or geophysical investigation and site survey - Types of tunnel support - Methods for rock support design of tunnels - Types of tunneling – Ventilation, lighting in tunnels – Mucking & Hauling - Instrumentation and monitoring - Shaft and shaft sinking operations – Safety in Tunnels.