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Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

What Will Learn?

  • Course Aims
    The aim of this course is to provide students with: Deep knowledge for hydrologic cycle and river hydrology. As well as Plan, design, manage, operate and maintain various in-farm irrigation systems and drainage systems and learn about different methods of drainage water disposal. Understand different items of water strategy techniques and apply these techniques to the Egyptian case.
  • Course Goals
  • No Poverty
  • Zero Hunger
  • Good Health and Well-being
  • Clean Water and Sanitation
  • Affordable and Clean Energy
  • Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • Responsible Consumption and Production
  • Climate Action
  • Life on Land
  • Partnerships to achieve the Goal

Requirements

CEI212s AND CEI241s OR CEI261s

Description

  • English Description

    Getting Down to Irrigation and Drainage Engineering. Soil-Plant-Water relationships. Irrigation water requirements. Irrigation efficiency. Irrigation period. Irrigation interval. Planning, Design, Management and Operation for field Irrigation (Surface irrigation - Sprinkler Irrigation - Local irrigation). Irrigation system in Egypt (Irrigation schedules - Cropping pattern – Turn system - Field and canal water duties). Drainage Engineering (Types of drainage systems - Factors affecting type selection - Design of open, tile and vertical drains - Disposal of drainage water and drainage water reuse and precautions). Water Strategy with application to the Egyptian case.
  • Arabic Description

    Getting Down to Irrigation and Drainage Engineering. Soil-Plant-Water relationships. Irrigation water requirements. Irrigation efficiency. Irrigation period. Irrigation interval. Planning, Design, Management and Operation for field Irrigation (Surface irrigation - Sprinkler Irrigation - Local irrigation). Irrigation system in Egypt (Irrigation schedules - Cropping pattern – Turn system - Field and canal water duties). Drainage Engineering (Types of drainage systems - Factors affecting type selection - Design of open, tile and vertical drains - Disposal of drainage water and drainage water reuse and precautions). Water Strategy with application to the Egyptian case.
  • Department
    Irrigation and Hydraulics
  • Credit Hours
    3
  • Grades
    Total ( 100 ) = Midterm (25) + tr.Student Activities (25 = tr.Industry 0% , tr.Project 0% , tr.Self_learning 10% , tr.Seminar 15% ) + Exam Grade (50)
  • Hours
    Lecture Hours: 2, Tutorial Hours: 2, Lab Hours: 0
  • Required SWL
    125
  • Equivalent ECTS
    5
  • - Principles of Irrigation & Drainage engineering.
  • - Irrigation and Drainage Engineering,Waller,Peter,Yitayew,Muluneh,2016
  • - Educational sites on water resources & irrigation engineering.