CE1353 – IRRIGATION ENGINEERING
CE1353 – IRRIGATION ENGINEERING
L T P C
3 0 0 3
UNIT I INTRODUCTION 9
Irrigation – Need and mode of irrigation – Merits and demerits of irrigation – Crop and
crop seasons – Consumptive use of water – Duty – Factors affecting duty – Irrigation
efficiencies – Planning and development of irrigation projects.
UNIT II IRRIGATION METHODS 9
Canal irrigation – Lift irrigation – Tank irrigation – Flooding methods – Merits and
demerits – Sprinkler irrigation – Drip irrigation.
UNIT III DIVERSION AND IMPOUNDING STRUCTURES 9
Weirs – Elementary profile of a weir – Weirs on pervious foundations – Types of
impounding structures – Tanks, sluices and weirs – Gravity dams – Earth dams – Arch
dams – Spillways – Factors affecting location and type of dams – Forces on a dam –
Hydraulic design of dams.
UNIT IV CANAL IRRIGATION 9
Alignment of canals – Classification of canals – Canal drops – Hydraulic design of drops
– Cross drainage works – Hydraulic design of cross drainage works – Canal Head works
– Canal regulators – River Training works.
UNIT V IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT 9
Need for optimisation of water use – Minimising irrigation water losses – On farm
development works – Percolation ponds – Participatory irrigation management – Water
users associations – Changing paradigms in water management – Performance
evaluation.
Total: 45
TEXT BOOKS
1. Asawa, G.L., “Irrigation Engineering”, New Age International Publishers 2005.
2. Gupta, B.L. and Amir Gupta, “Irrigation Engineering”, Satya Praheshan, 2000.
REFERENCES
1. Dilip Kumar Majumdar, “Irrigation Water Management – Principles and
Practices”, Prentice Hall of India (P), Ltd. 2004
2. Basak, N.N., “Irrigation Engineering”, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Co, 2006.
3. Garg, S.K., “Irrigation Engineering”1985.
L T P C
3 0 0 3
UNIT I INTRODUCTION 9
Irrigation – Need and mode of irrigation – Merits and demerits of irrigation – Crop and
crop seasons – Consumptive use of water – Duty – Factors affecting duty – Irrigation
efficiencies – Planning and development of irrigation projects.
UNIT II IRRIGATION METHODS 9
Canal irrigation – Lift irrigation – Tank irrigation – Flooding methods – Merits and
demerits – Sprinkler irrigation – Drip irrigation.
UNIT III DIVERSION AND IMPOUNDING STRUCTURES 9
Weirs – Elementary profile of a weir – Weirs on pervious foundations – Types of
impounding structures – Tanks, sluices and weirs – Gravity dams – Earth dams – Arch
dams – Spillways – Factors affecting location and type of dams – Forces on a dam –
Hydraulic design of dams.
UNIT IV CANAL IRRIGATION 9
Alignment of canals – Classification of canals – Canal drops – Hydraulic design of drops
– Cross drainage works – Hydraulic design of cross drainage works – Canal Head works
– Canal regulators – River Training works.
UNIT V IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT 9
Need for optimisation of water use – Minimising irrigation water losses – On farm
development works – Percolation ponds – Participatory irrigation management – Water
users associations – Changing paradigms in water management – Performance
evaluation.
Total: 45
TEXT BOOKS
1. Asawa, G.L., “Irrigation Engineering”, New Age International Publishers 2005.
2. Gupta, B.L. and Amir Gupta, “Irrigation Engineering”, Satya Praheshan, 2000.
REFERENCES
1. Dilip Kumar Majumdar, “Irrigation Water Management – Principles and
Practices”, Prentice Hall of India (P), Ltd. 2004
2. Basak, N.N., “Irrigation Engineering”, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Co, 2006.
3. Garg, S.K., “Irrigation Engineering”1985.
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