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Irrigation Engineering Course Outline Addis College

This document outlines the course for Irrigation Engineering at Addis College in the Department of Civil Engineering for the 2020 summer academic year. The course is taught online and covers topics such as the definition and scope of irrigation, soil-water relationships, crop water requirements, water application techniques, water conveyance and control systems, and references several textbooks on irrigation engineering. The instructor is Engidayehu Ch.

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Irrigation Engineering Course Outline Addis College

This document outlines the course for Irrigation Engineering at Addis College in the Department of Civil Engineering for the 2020 summer academic year. The course is taught online and covers topics such as the definition and scope of irrigation, soil-water relationships, crop water requirements, water application techniques, water conveyance and control systems, and references several textbooks on irrigation engineering. The instructor is Engidayehu Ch.

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Addis College

Department of Civil Engineering


Course Name: Irrigation Engineering Prerequisite: None
Course –Code CENG 5701
Academic Year 2020 (Summer) Instructor: Engidayehu Ch.
Course Outline For Online Learning

1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. Definition and Scope of Irrigation
1.2. Benefits and Ill-Effects of Irrigation
1.3. Irrigation Development in Ethiopia
1.4. Standards of Irrigation Water
1.5. Procedures for Feasibility Studies of Irrigation Projects
2. SOIL-PLANT-WATER RELATIONSHIP
2.1. Soil-Water Potential
2.2. Moisture Stress of Plants
2.3. Soil Moisture and Plant Growth
3. CROP-WATER REQUIREMENT
3.1. Reference Evapotranspiration
3.2. Crop Water Requirements/Consumptive Use
3.3. Irrigation Efficiency and Irrigation Frequency
4. WATER APPLICATION TECHNIQUES
4.1. Land Grading, Survey and Design
4.2. Border
4.3. Furrow
4.4. Check-Basin
4.5. Drip
4.6. Ssprinkler
5. WATER CONVEYANCE AND CONTROL
5.1. Irrigation Distribution Systems
5.2. Methods of Water Measurement
5.3. Related Hydraulic Structures

References:
1. Arora , (2000), Irrigation , water power and water resources Engineering
2. Hansen ,V.E Israelson and Stringham , (1979), Irrigation principles and practices.
3. Michael A.M (1978). Irrigation: Theory and practice.
4. Richard H. Cuenca (1989), Irrigation System Design: An Engineering Approach.
5. Sharasrabudhe , S.R. 1994 Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures
6. FAO publications : FAO 24 , 33
7. And many more…

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