Hydraulic Engineering

Hydraulic engineering, as a sub-discipline of civil engineering, deals with the flow and transportation of fluids, mainly water and sewage. A feature of these systems is the widespread use of gravity as a driving force to cause fluid motion. This field of civil engineering is closely related to the design of bridges, dams, channels, canals and levees, as well as sanitary and environmental engineering. Hydraulic engineering is the application of the principles of fluid mechanics to the collection, storage, control, transportation, regulation, measurement, and use of treated water. Before starting a hydraulic engineering project, it is essential to figure out how much water is involved. Hydraulic engineers are concerned with the sediment transport of rivers, the interaction of water with its alluvial boundaries, and the occurrence of scouring and sedimentation. Hydraulic engineers actually develop conceptual designs for various features that interact with water, such as spillway and outlet works for dams, culverts for highways, canals and related structures for irrigation projects, and cooling water facilities for thermal power plants.