Students will be skillful in designing of surface irrigation systems.
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Contribution of the Course to Professional Development
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Learning Outcomes:
1
To use the methods of land leveling project in land preparation for irrigation;
2
To apply knowledge of basic engineering taken from other courses;
3
To choose the most appropriate method of surface irrigation;
4
To size the system components and to design the irrigation system required by the selected surface irrigation method;
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Course Content:
Week
Theoretical
Practical
1
Introduction to surface irrigation systems
Least-squares method
2
Land preparation for irrigation: Land leveling
Symmetric residuals method
3
Land leveling
Calculation of net infiltration time
4
Land leveling
A numerical example for the design of basin irrigation systems
5
Infiltration characteristics of soil and net infiltration time
A numerical example for the design of border irrigation systems
6
Design of uncontrolled flooding and basin irrigation systems
Furrow types and infiltration tests in furrow irrigation
7
Design of border irrigation systems
İNGİLİZCE
8
Design of furrow irrigation systems
Design as open furrow with constant flow
9
Repeating courses and midterm exam
Design as open furrow with variable flow
10
İNGİLİZCE
A numerical example for the design of closed furrow systems
11
Design of furrow irrigation systems: Open furrows
A numerical example for the design of closed furrow systems
12
Design of furrow irrigation systems: Open furrows
13
Design of furrow irrigation systems: Closed furrows
14
Design of furrow irrigation systems: Closed furrows
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Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:
1.Yıldırım, O., 2013. Sulama Sistemlerinin Tasarımı (4. Baskı). Ankara Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi, Yayın No: 1594, Ders Kitabı: 546, s: 367. 2.Walker, W.R., Skogerboe, G.V., 1987. Surface Irrigation. Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey 07632, USA, ISBN: 0-13-877929-5 025, 375 pp.
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Assesment
TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES
NUMBER
PERCENT
Midterm Exam
1
20
Quiz
0
0
Homeworks, Performances
2
20
Final Exam
1
60
Total
4
100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade
40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade
60
Total
100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE
Activites
NUMBER
TIME [Hour]
Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical
14
1
14
Practicals/Labs
14
2
28
Self Study and Preparation
13
1
13
Homeworks, Performances
2
14
28
Projects
0
0
0
Field Studies
0
0
0
Midtermexams
1
3
3
Others
0
0
0
Final Exams
1
4
4
Total WorkLoad
90
Total workload/ 30 hr
3
ECTS Credit of the Course
3
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CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
