It is one of the typical branches of civil engineering that deals with the planning and execution of works related to water and is used for different functions, such as obtaining hydraulic energy, for irrigation, purification, canalization and for the construction of structures in seas, rivers and lakes.
Theories are important for hydraulic engineering because they are supported by the use of mathematical instruments, which are modernized according to the times but always some coefficient or empirical formula is obtained, which turns out to be the way in which practical problems are solved, then of having determined it by means of laboratory experiments, of constructions and of operators of the functions that hydraulic engineers perform.
The functions performed by hydraulic engineers are to design, plan, build and operate hydraulic works that are based on research that is largely supported by experimental results.
Hydraulic engineers make large structures such as dams, locks which is a closed compartment to increase or decrease the water level, navigable channels, ports, etc. And these works are related to agriculture, because it is one of the specialties of hydraulic engineering where irrigation systems are made, which is water available to irrigate a surface and drainage is the procedure used to dry the land through underground conduits.
This area is qualified to design maintenance processes to prevent and control water and air pollution that is within the student's specialization and can be oriented to experimental hydraulics water resources.
