Conference Proceedings

Conference Id
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GRDCF001
Organized By
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Shree Swami Atmanand Saraswati Institute of Technology
Date
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29-30 March, 2016
Venue
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Shree Swami Atmanand Saraswati Vidhya Sankul Opp. Kapodra Police Station, Varachha Road, Surat – 395 006
 
Title
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Design & Development Of Metal/Wood Cutting Tool By Using Solar Energy: An Approach Towards Green Building
Article Type
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Conference Article
Author Name(s)
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Archan B. Patel, SSASIT; Sagar R. Amrelia, SSASIT; Keyur S. Denpiya, SSASIT
Country
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India
Research Area
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ELEC

Requirement of electricity of the world is increasing at very high rate because of industrial growth, increased and extensive use of electrical gadgets. Today world receives 80% of the energy from conventional non-renewable energy sources. So within short time span, all the sources will be completely exhausted. The best alternative source is solar energy. Solar energy can be used in many electrical appliances. This paper deals with solar energy based metal/wood cutting tool. Industries like automobile, packaging and medical etc. have increased the use of aluminum, as aluminum made things are quiet easier to manufacture, handle and reliable to use. In this paper, design of metal/wood cutting tool which uses solar energy is shown. Solar charge controller is simulated using MATLAB and hardware is prepared using arduino microcontroller.

Keywords : Arduino Microcontroller, Cutter, Pulse Width Modulation (PWM), Solar

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Title
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APPLICATION OF WATER EVALUATION AND PLANNING MODEL TO ASSESS FUTURE WATER DEMANDS OF SURAT CITY
Article Type
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Conference Article
Author Name(s)
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Surabhi Saxena, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat; Dr. S.M. Yadav, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat
Country
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India
Research Area
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WATER

Integrated water resources planning models can simulate the water balance and the impact of different water uses on the water balance. Different management schemes can be implemented and compared. WEAP (Water Evaluation and Planning System) is a model particularly strong in the development of IWRM (Integrated Water Resource Management) schemes for a sustainable water use in the region or catchment. In this study, a WEAP model for the water supply system of Surat City, is developed, that can be used to analyze different options for future water supply under growing water demand. Evaluation of WEAP is done for 2011 population census and the water distributed across various Water Distribution Systems are the data of 2011. The final scenarios include High Population Growth Rate as 3.5% and Low Population Growth Rate as 1.5%. Climatic variations by water year method were considered for the prediction of future water demand.

Keywords : IWRM, Population Growth Rate, Sustainable Water Use, WEAP

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[1] Hamlat, A., Errih, M., & Guidoum, A. (2013). “Simulation of water resources management scenarios in western Algeria watersheds using WEAP model” Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 6(7), 2225-2236. [2] Laín, M. M. (2008). “Drought and climate change impacts on water resources: management alternatives” (Doctoral dissertation, PhD Thesis. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Spain). [3] Loucks, D. P. (1995). “Developing and implementing decision support systems: a critique and a challenge”. [4] Raskin, P., Hansen, E., Zhu, Z., & Stavisky, D. (1992). “Simulation of water supply and demand in the Aral Sea Region”. Water International, 17(2), 55-67. [5] Rosenzweig, C., Strzepek, K. M., Major, D. C., Iglesias, A., Yates, D. N., McCluskey, A., & Hillel, D. (2004). “Water resources for agriculture in a changing climate: international case studies”. Global Environmental Change,14(4), 345-360. [6] Van Loon, A., & Droogers, P. (2006). “Water Evaluation And Planning System, Kitui-Kenya.” Center for Research in Water Resources, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX. [7] R. L. Teasley and D. C. McKinney, 2007. “Whole basin water resources planning model for the Rio Grande/ Bravo”, World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2007: Restoring Our Natural Habitat. Austin, TX. [8] Guilherme Fernandes Marques et al. 2008. “Water Transfer Analysis in the São Francisco River Basin with mathematical simulation planning too”, World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2008 Ahupua'a.S. [9] Sandoval-Solis et al. 2008. “Evaluation of Water Management Scenarios for the Rio Grande/Bravo”, Center for Research in Water Resources, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX. [10] Eusebio Ingol-Blanco and Daene C. McKinney 2009. “Hydrologic Modeling for Assessing Climate Change Impacts on the Water Resources of the Rio Conchos Basin”. Center for Research in Water Resources, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX. [11] Rajaei, Foroozan et al, 2011. “The Impact of Artificial Recharge Plans on Aquifer and Demand Management Techniques in Shahrekord, Iran”. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2011: Bearing Knowledge for Sustainability © ASCE 2011

Title
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Evaluation of Sediment Transport Function Using Different Fall Velocity Equations
Article Type
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Conference Article
Author Name(s)
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H.N. Prajapati, Pacific School of engineering and Technology, Surat; M.S.Shah ,Assist. Professor, Civil, GIDC Degree Engineering College, Abrama, Navsari; S. I. Waikhom ,Dr. S & S S Ghandhy Government Engineering College, Surat, Gujarat, India ; Dr. S. M. Yadav ,Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat
Country
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India
Research Area
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WATER

Study of sediment transport in river morphological problems requires proper relation to be established for the estimation of the terminal velocity, also known as fall velocity of particles. A large number of formulas have been developed by many researchers to determine fall velocity for particles size of various ranges. Present work aims to determine the applicability of the unit stream power equation of Yang (1979) for predicting total load transport rate using different fall velocity functions of Van Rijn (1984 b), Cheng (1997), Julien (1995) and Soulsby (1997) for a range of hydraulic parameters. Flume data of Wills et al. (1972) and Stein R.A. (1965) are used to analyse the Yang’s total load function. Graphical representation of 152 data points and plot of observed and predicted total load transport for the selected data sets shows the scattering of value from the line of perfect fit within small range of errors of +_100% for the data sets of Stein R.A. (1965) and Wills et al. (1972) for all the selected fall velocity functions. Applicability of Yang’s total load function is also verified using different statistical parameters such as mean square error, Root mean Square Error, Inequality coefficient and Discrepancy ratio.

Keywords : Fall Velocity Approaches, Statistical Parameters, Total Load and Yang’s Unit Stream Power

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[1] Graf W.H. (1971), Hydraulics of sediment transport, McGraw Hill, N.Y. [2] Karim, M.F., and J.F. Kennedy (1990). Means of Coupled Velocity and Sediment-Discharge Relationships for Rivers, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, vol.116, no. 8, pp 973-996. [3] Laursen, E.M. (1958). The total sediment load of streams. Journal of Hydraulic Division, ASCE 84(HY1): 1-36. [4] Toffaleti, F.B. (1968). “A procedure for computation of the total river sand discharge and detailed distribution, bed to surface”, Technical Report No.5, US Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, Miss. [5] Shen, H.W., and C.S. Hung (1972). "An Engineering Approach to Total Bed-Material Load byRegression Analysis," Proceedings of the Sedimentation Symposium, ch. 14, pp. 14-1 through 14-1 7. | [6] K. Sinnakaudan, A. Ab Ghani, M. S. S.Ahmad and N. A. Zakaria, (2006), Multiple Linear Regression Model for Total Bed Material Load Prediction, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Vol. 132, No. 5, ASCE, ISSN 0733-9429/2006/5-521–528. [7] Brown, P. P., and Lawler, D. F. 2003, “Sphere drag and settling velocity revisited”. J. Environ. Eng., Celik, I., and Rodi, W. (1991). "Suspended Sediment Transport Capacity for open Channel Flow." J. H.E ASCE, Vol. 117. [8] Cheng, N. S. 1997, “Simplified settling velocity formula for sediment particle”. J. H. Eng., ASCE, 123(8), Dietrich, W.E. 1982. Settling velocity of natural particles. Water Resource. Res., 18(6), 1615–1626. [9] Ferguson, R.I. and Church, M., 2004, “A simple universal equation for grain settling velocity Journal of Sedimentary Geology”, 74, 933937. [10] Garde, R. J., and Ranga Raju, K. G., "Mechanics of Sediment Transportation and Alluvial Streams Problems," Wiley Eastern Ltd., 1977, p. 171. [11] Hilay Prajapati, Mrs. S. I. Waikhom,Dr. S. M. Yadav (2015), “Assessing the predictability of Total sediment Transport rate for Unit Stream Power Approach” International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development Special issue PP. NCRRETCE25. [12] Julien, P. Y., “Erosion and sedimentation”, Cambridge University Press, 1995. [13] Rijn, L. C Van,” Sediment Transport, Part II: Suspended Load Transport,” J. H.E., ASCE, 1984b, Vol. 110, [14] Rouse H. “Modern Conceptions of mechanics of fluid turbulence” Trans. ASCE, 1937, Vol. 102, pp.463-543. [15] Rubey, W., “Settling velocities of gravel, sand andsilt particles”. Am. J. Sci., 1933, 225, 325–338. [16] Samaga, R. B., RangaRaju, G. K. and Garde, J. R., “Suspended Load Transport of Sediment Mixtures,” J. Hydr. Engrg., ASCE, 1986b, Vol. 112, No. 11, pp. 1019-1035. [17] Soulsby, R. L., Dynamics of marine sands,Thomas Telford, London, 1997. [18] Toffaletti, F.B., “A procedure for computation of the total river sand discharge and detailed distribution, bed to surface”, Technical Report No.5, US Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, Miss, 1968. [19] S. I. Waikhom., Hilay Prajapati,, S. M. Yadav, “Evaluation of unit stream power approach for predicting total load transport rate,” Proceedings of 20th International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources and River Engineering, IIT Roorkee, 2015. [20] S. I. Waikhom. , S. M. Yadav., Hilay Prajapati, “Predictability of Yang (1984) for sand-gravel bed material,” International Journal of Engineering Research and General Science, 2015,Volume 3, Issue 4, PP 2015 954-958. [21] Yang, C.T., “The movement of sediment in rivers”. In: Geophysical Survey Vol. 3: Holland, pp. 39--68. Julien, P. Y. (1995), “Erosion and sedimentation”, Cambridge University Press, 1977. [22] Yang, C.T., “Unit stream power and sediment transport”. J. Hydraul. Div., A.S.C.E., Proc. Pap. 9295, 98(HY10): 1805--1826.US Geological Survey Water Supply Paper 1357, 1979. [23] Yang C.T., “Unit Stream Power Equation for Gravel”, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 1984, Vol. 1 10, no. 12, pp. 1783-1 797.

Title
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Analysis of Stream Power Approach for Predicting Suspended Load Transport Rate
Article Type
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Conference Article
Author Name(s)
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Ankita C. Upadhyay, S & S S Ghandhy GEC, Surat; S. I. Waikhom ,S & S S Ghandhy GEC, Surat; Dr. S. M. Yadav ,SVNIT, Surat
Country
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India
Research Area
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WATER

The present paper discusses the outcome of the detailed analysis to check the applicability of Bagnold (1966) Stream Power approach for river data. Statistical parameters such as Mean Percentage Error (MPE), Root Mean Square Error (RMSE), Discrepancy Ratio (DR) and Inequality Coefficient (U) have been computed for evaluating the performance of selected formula. Graphical comparisons are done to demonstrate the performance and variations for different data sets. Score in terms of percentage of discrepancy ratio within the range 0.5 to 2.0 are calculated for comparison. Bagnold (1966) approach is tested for various river data sets. Analytical evaluation reveals that Bagnold (1966) approach for suspended load transport rate over-predicts for Chulitna River, Susitna River near Alaska and Sacremento Butte City and under predicts for Susitna River near Talkeetna and Sacramento Colusa City in the present study. Comparison between the predicted sediment transport rate and observed values indicates acceptable discrepancy ratio. Best predictability is observed for Sacremento Colusa City data set. It can be concluded that Bagnold’s suspended sediment transport function predicts well for low to mild range of slope.

Keywords : Bagnold, Stream Power Approach, River Data, Suspended Sediment Transport Rate, Statistical Analysis

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[1] Bagnold, R.A., An approach to the sediment transport problem from general physics. U.S. Geol. Surv., Prof. Pap. 422-I, 37 pp, 1966. [2] Mantz P. A., “Laboratory Flume Experiments on the transport of cohesionless silica Silts by water streams” Proc. Inst. Of Civil engineers, 1980, Part 2, vol. 69, pp. 977-994, London, England. [3] Mantz P. A., “Semi-empirical correlations for fine and coarse cohesionless sediment transport,”Proc. Inst. Of Civil engineers, 1983, Part 2, vol. 75, pp. 1-33, London, England. [4] Wiuff, R., "Transport of suspended material in open and submerged streams."J. Hydr. Engrg., ASCE, 1985, 111(5), 774-792. [5] Lane, E. W, and Kalinske A.A., “Engineering Calculation of Suspended Sediment Transport”, American Geophy. Union, 1941, Vol. 20 Pt.3, pp. 603-607 [6] M. Habibi “Sediment transport estimation methods in river system” university of Wollongong -1994 [7] M. Habibi “Calculating Sediment Discharge using a developed computer package” Soil conservation and watershed management research centre-1994 [8] Nakota T.,” Test of selected Sediment Transport Formulas,”J. Hydr. Engrg., ASCE, 1990, Vol.116, No. 3, pp.1184-1194. [9] Samaga, B.R., Ranga Raju, K.G. and Garde R.J., “Suspended load transport rate of sediment mixture”, J. of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 1986, No.11, pp.1019–1038. [10] Upadhya Ankita., Waikhom Sahit I., Yadav.S.M, “Evaluation of suspended Sediment transport functions using flume and river data”, Proceedings of National Conference on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering, SVNIT, Surat, India, 2016

Title
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Comparative Analysis of Hydraulic Roughness Coefficient at Purna River Sites
Article Type
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Conference Article
Author Name(s)
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P. R. Prajapati, DGGEC, Surat; Prof. B. M. Vadher ,DR. S S &S G GEC, Surat; Dr. S. M. Yadav ,SVNIT, Surat
Country
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India
Research Area
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WATER

In all engineering studies conducted on rivers and in designing structures intersecting these rivers, such as bridges, diversion weirs, intake ports, etc. where knowing the depth and velocity of the flow is required as well, the exact determination of the roughness coefficient is needed. The manning's n is a coefficient which represents the Roughness or Friction applied to the flow by the channel. Hydraulic roughness is highly variable parameter which depends upon the number of factors such as surface roughness, vegetation, channel irregularities, channel alignment, channel slope etc. The present paper discusses the predictability of different equations for determining the hydraulic roughness coefficient at the Garudeshwar and Gopalkheda site stations on Purna river in Gujarat. Statistical parameters such as mean percentage error (MPE), root mean square error (RMSE), discrepancy ratio (DR) and inequality coefficient (U) have been computed for evaluating the performance of selected formulas. Graphical comparisons are done to demonstrate the performance and variations for different data sets. Predicted values are compared with those observed by using Manning's Equation, empirical relations such as: Limerinous, Strickler, Meyer–Peter and Muller and using Cowan’s tables. Little variation in results is observed for Manning equation at Garudeshwar and Chow equation at Gopalkheda station.

Keywords : Cowan's table, Hydraulic Roughness Coefficient, Manning's equation, Garudeshwar, Gopalkheda

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[1] Cowan W. L., Estimating hydraulic roughness Coefficients, Agricultural Engineering 37,473- 475, 1956. [2] Chow VT., Open Channel Hydraulics, Mc-Graw-Hill, Singapore 1959. [3] Daneshnia R, and Seidi S., “Study of the Qualitative State of the River Karun in the Area between Ahwaz and Abadan and Proposing a Strategy for Improving It” , 2007, page 96. [4] Fathi-moghadam M and kh Drikvandi, “Manning Roughness Coefficient for Rivers and Flood Plains with Non-Submerged Vegetation”, International Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 2012, 1(1): 1-4. [5] Jarrett, R. D., “Determination of Roughness Coefficients for Streams in Colorado”, U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigation Report, 1985, p.54. [6] Mahmoodian Shooshtari M and Nissi Gh., “Estimating Manning’s Roughness Coefficient at a Section of the Great Karun River Using Different Methods”, the fifth Hydraulics Conference of Iran, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, 2005, page 5. [7] Mahmoodian Shooshtari M and Zare-ee Gh., “Evaluation of Coefficients of Flow Resistance in the Dez Irrigation Network” , the First Hydraulic Conference of Iran, 1997. [8] Meyer – peter PE and Muller R., "Formulas for Bed Load Transport", proceedings of the 3rd International Association for Hydraulic Research, Stockholm, 1948, PP. 39-64. [9] Prajapati P. R., Prof. B. M. Vadher, Dr. S. M. Yadav, "Method for Determining Hydraulic Roughness Coefficient of the Narmada river in Gujarat", the first Recent advanced and civil Engineering conference,2016. [10] Reza Soltani Fard, Mohammad Heidarnejad, Narges Zohrabi, "Study Factors Influencing the Hydraulic Roughness Coefficient of the Karun River (Iran)", 2013, Intl J Farm & Alli Sci. Vol., 2 (22): 976-981

Title
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Revitalization of Urban Spine - Pan City Proposal for Vadodara
Article Type
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Conference Article
Author Name(s)
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Dhruvita D. Zala, SVNIT, Surat, Gujarat, India; Dr. K. A. Chauhan ,SVNIT, Surat, Gujarat, India; Dr. J. E. M. Macwan ,SVNIT, Surat, Gujarat, India
Country
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India
Research Area
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PLANNING

Vadodara has secured its name in the list of 100 Smart cities under the Smart City Mission of Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD), Government of India launched in June 2015. Sustainable and Smart city aims at long term high tech solutions. Cities have turned into concrete jungles due to advent of machines and over population. Vishwamitri river has acted as an urban spine to the city even though it’s not a perennial as it divides it geographically into eastern and western region. While the river under design consideration i.e VMC area is 16.5 kms. The average width of the river is 500m while its depth is 8-10 mt. The 25km stretch of river passing through the city is the only river in the country having 206 crocodiles living in the urban context. A socio- economic survey was conducted for deriving the design proposal which included 25% of stake holders including ages , workers, slum dewellers , 50% of experts including VUDA and VMC officers. The rest 25% included the college and institute heads and faculty opinions. Even a movie is made showering the existing profile of the river. The state has cleared 66-acre plot for developing the crocodile park and a garden to boost the natural ecological balance and sustainable tourism. This paper envisages the Development to create a ‘Cleaner, sustainable, diverse and integrated’ river front for Vadodara to add flavor to the dead urban dense fabric. The river has become largely inaccessible from the city, and is no longer seen as an asset even though it has got potential to generate employment, education, recreation, business and provide inclusive growth. The first initiative will be to map the existing land use and propose the barrages to check the flow and accessibility of water for a sustainable development against seasonal flooding. Proposal for commercial development in the form of ratri bazaar, crafts centre, exhibition grounds, sports ground can add to the revenue for financial sustainability. The design proposal will provide new public spaces, heritage walk ways, botanical gardens, crocodile parks, exhibition grounds, promenades, footpaths and ghats along the riverbanks to add to the environmental and cultural sustainability. To promote walkability and cycle friendly environment larger blocks are broken into smaller ones. Paper focuses onto bringing a holistic urban innovation for the people of Vadodara. It will also talk about the volumetric guidelines, svp (special purpose vehicles), boosting of the recreational, commercial and green land use for a better sustainable futuristic urban planning.

Keywords : Volumetric guidelines, Svps (special purpose vehicles), Promenades, Heritage walk way, Walkable Cities, Swach Bharat Abhiyan

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Title
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Application of Weap to Assess Future Water Demands: The State of Art
Article Type
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Conference Article
Author Name(s)
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Minal M. Jariwala, Dr. S & S. S. Ghandhy Government Engineering college, Surat; Prof. B. M. Vadher ,Dr. S & S. S. Ghandhy Government Engineering college, Surat
Country
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India
Research Area
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WATER

Integrated water resources management is considered as the primary approach in addressing sustainable water resources. Decision Support Systems (DSS) can provide effective tools for water allocation, supply and demand analysis. The present paper describes the review of the river basin simulation modeling using Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) DSS tool for allocating water resources among various users. The step by step modeling procedure along with calculation algorithm at each stage for assessing future water demands using WEAP is studied in this paper. The model has been used to assess future water demands in many basins such as Limpopo Basin, Samuel (2006), Olifant basin, Roberto (2007), Blue Nile, Matthew (2009) and Niger River, Zakari (2011). The process involves studying model structure, setting general parameters, entering data for components of river basin system viz. supply component (river), demand site (agriculture, domestic, industrial etc.) and delivery systems. Model performance can be evaluated statically by comparing the observed and simulated values thereby accomplishing calibration of model. If variation in values is acceptable then the model’s prediction is valid and reliable and hence can be used to assess future water demands. Then Scenarios need to be formulated and evaluated. Based on the results obtained best suitable action may be chosen for assessing future water demands for basin.

Keywords : Decision Support System; Future water demands; Integrated water resources management; Water Evaluation and Planning

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[1] M. Mccartney, Y.Ibrahim, Y. Sileshi, B. Seleshi, “Application of the Water Evaluation And Planning` (WEAP) Model to Simulate Current and Future Water Demand in the Blue Nile,” in CP 19 Project Workshop Proceedings, 2009, p .78. [2] R. Arranz., M Mccartney, “Application of the Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) Model to Assess Future Water Demands and Resources in the Olifants Catchment, South Africa,” International Water Management Institute Working paper 116, 2007, p .103. [3] S. Rukuni, “Modeling the response of small multi-purpose reservoirs to hydrology for improved rural livelihoods in the Mzingwane catchment: Limpopo Basin,” M. Eng. Thesis, University of Zimbabwe, Dec. 2006. [4] SEI (Stockholm Environment Institute), WEAP21: Water Evaluation and Planning System-Tutorial and Userguide, Boston, USA, 2012. [5] M. Zakari, M. Chuan, A. Issoufou, “Application of Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP): A Model to Assess Future Water Demands in the Niger River (In Niger Republic),” Canadian Center of Science and Education: Modern Applied Science, Vol. 5, No. 1, Feb. 2011.

Title
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Assessment of Infrasturcture in Center Zone of Surat City, Gujarat
Article Type
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Conference Article
Author Name(s)
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Rana Amitkumar, BMCA, Surat, Gujarat, India; Nisha Gajjar ,BMCA, Surat, Gujarat, India; Darshan Mehta ,S.S.A.S.I.T, Surat, Gujarat,India
Country
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India
Research Area
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PLANNING

Urbanization has significant impact on socio-economical character, infrastructure requirement and transportation system in most of metropolitan cities in India. Geographical setting and land use patterns are also affected at the same time. Eventually these factors do influence on physical and social infrastructure in respect of purpose in spatial way as socio economic characteristics and settlement pattern differ from zone- zone. This paper focuses on these issues with reference to a fast growing metropolitan city of Surat in Gujarat. Spatial infrastructure characteristics and their assessment in various center zone of Surat city are discussed in length.

Keywords : CBD area, AIMS, MIG

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Title
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Flood Control by Reservoir Operation for Ukai Reservoir
Article Type
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Conference Article
Author Name(s)
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Kishankumar B. Kalariya, Pacific School of Engineering, Surat, Gujarat, India; Dr. R. B. Khasiya ,LDCE, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India; Dr. B. J. Batliwala ,SVNIT, Surat, Gujarat, India; Dr. J. N. Patel ,
Country
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India
Research Area
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WATER

Floods are common natural disaster occurring in most parts of the world. This results in damage to human life and deterioration of environment. In many parts of the Indian subcontinent, flooding reaches catastrophic proportions during monsoon season. For centuries, floods in the Ganga, the Brahmaputra, the Tapi basin and the Godavari basins have brought number of disasters to the inhabitants in the flood plains apart from inundating large tracts of fertile land. Surat city is one of the major important cities of Gujarat which is settle on Tapi River. It is observed that Surat is highly developed city with full of various activities going on day and night. Any natural calamity which causes loss of lives to property & infrastructure and serious impact on economy of the state. So it becomes highly necessary that past flood events must be studied and analyzed properly in order to propose new flood control systems as well as the storage reallocation and reservoir reoperation of existing ones. In present study “Simulation of the reservoir operation using daily available historical inflow” has been carried out and proposed the revised reservoir operation policy for Ukai dam.

Keywords : Peak Flood, Reservoir Operation, Rule Level, Simulation

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Title
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To Analyse The Behaviour Of Concrete Using Innovative Material: An Experimental Study
Article Type
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Conference Article
Author Name(s)
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Kavita Choksi, S.S.A.S.I.T, Surat, Gujarat, India; Akash Khant ,Mahimtura Pvt. Ltd, Surat, Gujarat, India; Ravi Desai ,Mahimtura Pvt. Ltd, Surat, Gujarat, India; Jaynesh Jadav ,
Country
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India
Research Area
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CONCRETE

Concrete is most widely used construction material in the world. It is fundamentally a mixture of aggregate and cements paste. This traditional concrete may be strong initially, but it tends to crack easily under the action of varying mechanical and environmental loads. Structures which are using this kind of concrete cannot resist the earth quake load without major damage or collapse. For this reason it is necessary to find out best an option which possesses higher compressive strength as well as good in tensile strength. In seismic region higher ductility in concrete can make a significant difference in the seismic response of the structure. This paper will perform experiments to test tensile strength as well as compressive resistance of the innovative material to be used in place of concrete. It will also explode the benefits of application to society and economic advantages while also taking into account environmental impact and cost by using such an innovative material.

Keywords : Ductility, Seismic behaviour, Innovative Material, Tensile Strength

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