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Design of Irrigation Works

What Will Learn?

  • Course Aims
    The aim of this course is to provide students with background necessary to: • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of planning an irrigation project. • Identify the different methods of alignment and synoptic diagrams of irrigation and drainage systems. • Design the cross sections and longitudinal sections of the irrigation and drainage systems. • Calculate the expropriation area in an irrigation project. • Design the lined sections of irrigation channels. • Propose different solutions for the planning of irrigation project. • Analyze and design the different types of retaining walls used in irrigation structures.
  • Course Goals
  • Zero Hunger
  • Quality Education
  • Clean Water and Sanitation
  • Sustainable Cities and Communities

Requirements

CEI321s AND CES261s

Description

  • English Description

    Planning and design of Irrigation projects: Alignment of canals and drains, Synoptic diagrams for canals and drains, Design of cross sections for earth channels, Seepage through earth channels, Calculation of expropriation widths, Longitudinal sections and typical cross sections for canals and drains, Canal lining. Retaining walls: Types, Stability, Cases of loading, Hydraulic and structural design, Drawings. Classification of irrigation structures.
  • Arabic Description

    Planning and design of Irrigation projects: Alignment of canals and drains, Synoptic diagrams for canals and drains, Design of cross sections for earth channels, Seepage through earth channels, Calculation of expropriation widths, Longitudinal sections and typical cross sections for canals and drains, Canal lining. Retaining walls: Types, Stability, Cases of loading, Hydraulic and structural design, Drawings. Classification of irrigation structures.
  • Department
    Irrigation and Hydraulics
  • Credit Hours
    2
  • Grades
    Total ( 100 ) = Midterm (20) + tr.Student Activities (30 = tr.Industry 0% , tr.Project 10% , tr.Self_learning 0% , tr.Seminar 20% ) + Exam Grade (50)
  • Hours
    Lecture Hours: 2, Tutorial Hours: 1, Lab Hours: 0
  • Required SWL
    100
  • Equivalent ECTS
    4
  • o Irrigation and Water Resources Engineering, G.L. Asawa, 2008
  • o Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures, S.R. Sahasrabudhe, 2013
  • o Design of Irrigation Works (1) I.S.B.N. 977-5248-95, 2015 - Irrigation and Water Resources Engineering, G.L. Asawa, 2008.