421-472 Irrigation & Drainage Management

Credit Points

HECS Band

Coordinator

Prerequisites

421-320 Applied Hydraulics.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

At the conclusion of this unit, students will be able to design and evaluate commonly used irrigation techniques: in addition they will also be able to use irrigation system models.

Topics covered include: Design principles of farm irrigation and drainage systems. Design and evaluation of surface irrigation systems, land forming. Introduction and use of surface irrigation system models. Principles and application of surge flow. Design and evaluation of sprinkler, trickle, drip and microjet systems. Surface and sub-surface drainage systems: principles and applications. Environmental impact and disposal of drainage effluents. Water management practices to decrease drainage flows.

Assessment

One examination not exceeding three hours; assignments/reports up to a total of 50 pages. The relative weighting of each component of assessment will be advised at the commencement of the subject.