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Advanced Irrigation Engineering

What Will Learn?

  • Course Aims
  • 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

CEI321s

Description

  • English Description

    Part (1): On-Farm Advanced Irrigation: Review (surface irrigation - sprinkler irrigation - drip irrigation and evaluation of performance). Planning, design, and management, Operation and Maintenance of modern on-farm irrigation systems (surge irrigation - subsurface irrigation – micro sprinklers - trickle subsurface irrigation …), practical considerations when selecting different irrigation methods. Applications of irrigation systems in landscape of urban zones. Hydraulic control of irrigation systems. Part (2): Delivery Systems: Operation and control concepts in irrigation networks, Review (planning, design, construction, Operation and Maintenance of canals with application under the Egyptian case). Lining of irrigation canals (infiltration - economics – types and materials - practical examples). Maintenance of branch and main canals (objectives - types - responsibilities - planning and scheduling - financial management - practical examples).
  • Arabic Description

    Part (1): On-Farm Advanced Irrigation: Review (surface irrigation - sprinkler irrigation - drip irrigation and evaluation of performance). Planning, design, and management, Operation and Maintenance of modern on-farm irrigation systems (surge irrigation - subsurface irrigation – micro sprinklers - trickle subsurface irrigation …), practical considerations when selecting different irrigation methods. Applications of irrigation systems in landscape of urban zones. Hydraulic control of irrigation systems. Part (2): Delivery Systems: Operation and control concepts in irrigation networks, Review (planning, design, construction, Operation and Maintenance of canals with application under the Egyptian case). Lining of irrigation canals (infiltration - economics – types and materials - practical examples). Maintenance of branch and main canals (objectives - types - responsibilities - planning and scheduling - financial management - practical examples).
  • 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
  • - Richard Cuenca (1989): "Irrigation Systems, an Engineering Approach", Prentice Hall.