IRRIGATION

ENGINEERING

Course Structure
•  Introduc)on to Irriga)on, Methods of Irriga)on &
IRRIGATION ENGINEERING Water Logging
2017-18 •  Water Requirement for Crops
•  Canal Irriga)on
Sagar Dodeja IES •  Analysis of Gravity Dams
M.Tech (IIT Bombay)
Member •  Theories of Seepage
– Environmental Protection Agency, USA
– International Commission on Irrigation & Drainage •  Miscellaneous Topics
Contact Info (River Training & Diversion Headworks, Conveyance
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1. Introduc?on to Irriga?on & 2. Water Requirements of Crops
Methods of Irriga?on
•  Parameters to express Water-requirements of
•  Why Irriga(on ? Crops (B, Δ & D),
•  Defini?on of Irriga(on.... •  Agricultural/Crop Seasons of India,
•  Advantages & Disadvantages of Irriga(on,
•  Irriga(on Efficiencies,
•  Types of Irriga?on: Surface v/s Sub-Surface
irriga(on, •  Consump?ve-Use/Evapo-Transpira?on of
•  Techniques of Water Distribu?on in Agricultural water by a Crop,
Fields, •  Soil-Moisture-Irriga?on Rela(onship: FC,
•  Quality of Irriga(on Water. PWP, Frequency of irriga(on.
•  Water Logging

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3. Canal Irriga?on: Design & Related 4. Stability Analysis of Gravity Dams
Topics

•  Canal Irriga?on System (CCA, (me factor...)
•  Dam: Defini(on, Types.....
•  Design Discharge of a Canal,
•  Losses of Water in Canals, •  Forces ac(ng on the body of a Gravity Dam,
•  Hydraulic/Geometric Design of Canals: • Modes of Failure of Gravity Dam,
1. Unlined Canals, • Design Steps & Numerical,
2. Lined Canals, • Elementary Profile of a Gravity Dam.
•  Sediment Transport Mechanism: Shield’s
Theory,
•  Related Topics: Cross-Drainage Works, Canal
Falls, Canal Escapes....

5. Theories of Seepage 6. Miscellaneous Topics

• Seepage below founda(on of a Weir, •  River Meandering & River Training,
• Modes of Failure by Seepage, •  Canal Outlets or Canal Modules,
• Theories of Seepage: •  Spillways & Energy Dissipators
1. Bligh’s Creep Theory,
2. Lane’s Weighted Creep Theory,
3. Khosla’s Theory of Seepage.

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