Course Unit Title: Irrigation Engineering

Course Unit Code: CEE454

Type of Course Unit: (Compulsory/Optional)

Optional

Level of Course Unit: (first, second or third cycle)

Bachelor (1st cycle)

Year of Study: 4

Semester when the unit is delivered:

7 or 8

Number of ECTS credits allocated:

5

Name of lecturer(s):

TBA

Learning Outcomes of the course unit:

Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:

• Recognize the importance of agriculture and the trends of agricultural development in Europe and worldwide.

• Describe the basic principles and the design parameters of the irrigation methods

• Select the appropriate method to design an irrigation network based on specific field conditions.

• Apply techniques for economic optimization of the irrigation network

• Determine the required data, apply adequate methods and find efficient solutions in regards to crop water needs, and irrigation systems evaluation

Mode of Delivery:

Face- to- face

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

CEE320

Recommended optional program components:

None

Course Contents: Objective: The primary goal of the course is to help students design and calculate the basic hydraulic parameters of an irrigation network and provide a complete economic proposal for the cost of this network in accordance to its characteristics. The students will be able to plan and

design irrigation structures.

Description:

Introduction to irrigation: Necessity of irrigation. Trends towards European agriculture. The EU Common Agricultural Policy Water requirements of crops. Physical availability of water (precipitation, evapotranspirat ion, groundwater, surface water). Water in the various uses (urban, agricultural, industrial etc.) Water balance, indicator of sustainable water management. Water quality and water availability issues.

Methods of irrigation. Classification. Criteria of selection. Advantages and disadvantages. Surface methods. Sprinkler irrigation, drip irrigation.

Basic irrigation systems. Irrigation system components, (pipelines, water intakes etc.). Optimal design. Types of reservoirs.

Methods of water distribution in irrigation. Method of artificial rain. Clement method.

Design of irrigation systems and structures. Optimal design and operation of irrigation pumping systems. Selection of pump type. Capacity. Heading

Basic hydraulic calculations. Hydraulic design of pumping station. Hydraulic design of storage tank. Hydraulic design of water distribution systems.

Economic optimization of irrigation systems.

Recommended or required reading:

Iqbla Ali, Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures: Theory, Design and Practice, Institute of Environmental Engineering Research, N.E.D.University

B.C.Punmia, Dr. P.B.Lal, Irrigation and water power engineering, 2005

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Class Instruction

Consultation

42 Hours

15 Hours

Assessment methods and criteria:

Examinations 50% Assignment(s) 25%

Project(s) 20% Class Participation 5% 100%

Language of Instruction:

English

Work Placement(s):

No

Place of Teaching:

Regular Classroom European University Cyprus, Nicosia