Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh

CGPA: 4.00 out of 4.00; The Only student to obtain a CGPA 4 among those admitted at that Session.

Postgraduate Thesis: A Study on Global Temperature-Precipitation Relationships under Different Climate Scenarios.

Thesis Supervisor: Dr. A T M Hasan Zobeyer, Professor, Department of WRE, BUET.

Theory Courses:

Concepts of mathematical modeling; differential equations and solution techniques: method of characteristics, finite difference and finite element methods, consistency, stability, and convergence of numerical schemes; schematization and boundary conditions, calibration and validation; application to river flow, groundwater flow, and convection-diffusion processes.

Sediment properties; Sources of sediment in rivers and canals; Types of loads: bed load, Suspended load, and total load; Critical review of the sediment transport theories and formulas; Sampling techniques; Modeling of sediment transport phenomena.

River hydraulics and morphology; Bedforms in alluvial channels; River channel patterns: Flood plain and their formations; Fluvial process in geomorphology; River training and bank protection work; River in Bangladesh.

Basic concepts of River morphology and morphological computation. Principle of one-dimensional morphological model; Mathematical formulation. Schematized sediment transport equation, Celerities of water -sediment movements; Riverbed response, time-dependent; Analytical models, Numerical models for fixed and mobile beds. The application of models in river problems, flood mitigation and design of floodways, and two-dimensional vertical model.

Precipitation - its temporal and spatial variability; Evapotranspiration; Runoff and its time-space distribution; Conceptual models; Hydraulics of overland flow; Flood flow in stream channel and flood estimation; Flood forecasting; Hydrology of urban, agricultural, and forest lands; Computer simulation of hydrologic techniques; Watershed models.

Characteristics of hydrologic phenomena; Random phenomena and their distributions; Various probability topics applied to hydrology; Empirical distributions of hydrologic variables; Parameters and statistics; Probability distribution functions; Estimation methods; Sampling theory; Testing hypothesis and goodness of fit; Correlation and regression, autocorrelation and cross-correlation; Analysis of variance; Time series, spectral and cross-spectral analysis; Stochastic models.


Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh

CGPA: 3.85 (out of 4.00; Positioned 2nd among 35 students in the graduating class) 

CGPA 3.90 in the last four terms. 

Recipient of Dean's List Award, University Merit Scholarship

Undergraduate Thesis: Experimental Study of Local Scour around an Oblong Shape Pier for Different Angles with the Flow.

Thesis Supervisor: Dr. A T M Hasan Zobeyer, Professor, Department of WRE, BUET

Major Theory Courses:

Development and scope of fluid mechanics, fluid properties, fluid statics, kinematics of fluid flow, fluid flow concepts, and basic equations- continuity equation, Bernoulli’s equation, energy equation, momentum equation, and forces in fluid flow. Similitude and dimensional analysis. Steady incompressible flow in pressure conduits; laminar and turbulent flow; general equation for fluid friction. Empirical equations for pipe flow. Minor losses in pipe flow. Fluid measurement: pitot tube, orifice, mouthpiece, nozzle, venturi meter, weir. Pipe flow problems- pipes in series and parallel, branching pipes, pipe networks.

Open channel flow and its classification. Velocity and pressure distributions. Energy equation, specific energy, and transition problems. Critical flow and control. Principle of flow measurement and devices. Concept of uniform flow, Chezy and Manning equations, estimation of resistance coefficients, and computation of uniform flow. Momentum equation and specific momentum. Hydraulic jump. Theory and analysis of gradually varied flow. Calculation of flow profiles. Design of channel. Hydraulics of bridges and culverts.

Hydrologic cycle. Weather and Hydrology. Precipitation, Evaporation and transpiration. Infiltration. Stream flow. Application of telemetry and remote sensing in hydrologic data acquisition. Rainfall-runoff relations. Hydrographs, unit hydrographs. Hydrologic routing. Statistical methods in hydrology.

The global climate system: global heat and water balance; atmospheric and ocean circulation; interaction of ocean and atmospheric processes — annual cycle; monsoon circulation; tropical cyclones; ENSO (El Nino-Southern Oscillation) cycle; instrumentation and measurement of climate data; sources of climate data and information; climate models; climate variability and climate change; anthropogenic effects on climate- greenhouse warming and sea level changes.

The behavior of alluvial rivers; River pattern and morphological processes; River training and bank protection work; Navigation and dredging; Sediment movement in river channels, bedforms, and flow regimes; Flood and its management; River basin concepts; Major issues in river basin management; Environmental and ecological aspects; Transboundary issues, water diplomacy, water treaties, water right, water law, conflict resolution, and management.

Groundwater in the hydrologic cycle and its occurrence; Physical properties and principles of groundwater movement; groundwater and well hydraulics; hand, shallow, deep set shallow and deep tube wells; their design, drilling, construction, and maintenance; groundwater resource evaluation; groundwater levels and environmental influences; water mining and land subsidence; groundwater pollution and contaminant transport; recharge of groundwater; saline water intrusion in aquifers; groundwater management; groundwater exploration.

Importance of irrigation; sources and quality of irrigation water; soil water relationship; consumptive use and estimation of water requirements; methods of irrigation; design of irrigation canal systems; irrigation structures; irrigation pumps; problems of irrigated land; irrigation water management; the importance of land drainage; drainage systems and theft design.

Coast and coastal features; tides and currents; tidal flow measurement; waves and their characteristics; forces of waves and tides in the design of coastal and harbor structures; coastal water level fluctuation - storm surge, tsunami, and basin oscillation; coastal zone processes; deltas and its characteristics; estuary and estuary control; docks and harbors; design of shore protection works.

Hydraulic structures: classification and characteristics. Principle of design of hydraulic structures. Design of weir, barrage, silt control devices, reservoir, dam, spillway, energy dissipater, regulator, and transition. Cross drainage works Siphon, aqueduct, bridge, and culvert.

Basic principles of remote sensing: sensors; gamma radiation; aerial photography; multispectral scanners; thermal sensors; microwave sensors; lasers; platforms and satellite systems; data reception; data processing; storage and dissemination; interpretation and analysis; flood monitoring; flood mapping; water quality evaluation and management; future developments; elements of GIS; data structures: vector and raster data; data acquisition and data management; mapping and analysis; application of GIS in water resources engineering.

Major Sessional Courses:

Programming concept and algorithm; Number system; internal representation of data; Element of structured programming language: data types, operators, expressions, control structure, functions, pointers and arrays, input and output; Concept of Object Oriented Programming (OOP); Development of programs related to Water to Water Resources Engineering. Programming language for Water Resources Engineering and Management: 1D, 2D, and 3D graph plotting and other scientific applications, data formatting from ASCII and other formats, data processing, query, and data representation.

Creating and editing spatial data: digitizing, new view, map projection, classification of features; creating and editing attributes: tables, relationship between tables; spatial analysis: spatial relationship, spatial analysis operation, buffers, geoprocessing; charts, layouts; introduction to surface data: TIN, DEM; application of GIS in water resources.

Introduction to hydrodynamic modeling: definition and examples; Review of mass balance, momentum, and energy equations; Different hydrodynamic models and their applications and limitations; Hands-on training on the hydrodynamic model(s).

Center of pressure; proof of Bernoulli’s theorem; flow through venturi meter; flow through the orifice; coefficient of velocity by coordinate method; flow through the mouthpiece; flow over V- notch; flow over sharp-crested weir; fluid friction in the pipe.

Broad-crested weir. Sluice gate. Venturi flume. Parshall flume. Cutthroat flume. Hydraulic jump. Velocity distribution profile. Manning’s roughness coefficient. Specific force and specific energy.

Soil-water characteristics; infiltration; losses in irrigation canal; abstraction from a well in an unconfined aquifer; hydrograph analysis; pumps in series and parallel; pump characteristics; design of sub-surface drainage system; design of irrigation and drainage network; flow through canal regulating structures.

Types of hydraulic structures; principles of design; design of different hydraulic structures: regulators; dams; barrages; cross-drainage works; pump house, etc.


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