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Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
1. Introduction to Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
2. Soil-Water-Plant Fundamentals
3. Agricultural Hydrology
4. Hydraulics of Water Conveyance
5. Irrigation Water Requirements
6. Surface Irrigation Systems
7. Sprinkler Irrigation Systems
8. Micro-irrigation Systems
9. Water Conveyance and Control Structures
10. Agricultural Drainage Principles
11. Surface Drainage Systems
12. Subsurface Drainage Systems
13. Salt-affected Soil Management
14. On-farm Water Management
15. Water Quality for Irrigation
16. Irrigation System Automation
17. Economic and Environmental Considerations
6.
Surface Irrigation Systems
6.1.
Surface Irrigation Principles
6.1.1.
Water Application Methods
6.1.1.1.
Gravity Flow
6.1.1.2.
Surface Spreading
6.1.1.3.
Infiltration Opportunity Time
6.1.2.
Performance Parameters
6.1.2.1.
Application Efficiency
6.1.2.2.
Distribution Uniformity
6.1.2.3.
Adequacy of Irrigation
6.1.3.
Advance and Recession
6.1.3.1.
Advance Phase
6.1.3.2.
Ponding Phase
6.1.3.3.
Recession Phase
6.1.4.
Infiltration Characteristics
6.1.4.1.
Infiltration Functions
6.1.4.2.
Cumulative Infiltration
6.1.4.3.
Spatial Variability
6.2.
Basin Irrigation
6.2.1.
System Description
6.2.1.1.
Level Basins
6.2.1.2.
Contour Basins
6.2.1.3.
Ring Basins
6.2.2.
Design Considerations
6.2.2.1.
Basin Size and Shape
6.2.2.2.
Levee Height
6.2.2.3.
Inlet and Outlet Design
6.2.3.
Water Application
6.2.3.1.
Inflow Rates
6.2.3.2.
Application Depth
6.2.3.3.
Cutoff Time
6.2.4.
Suitability and Limitations
6.2.4.1.
Suitable Crops
6.2.4.2.
Topographic Requirements
6.2.4.3.
Soil Limitations
6.3.
Border Irrigation
6.3.1.
System Components
6.3.1.1.
Border Strips
6.3.1.2.
Supply Channels
6.3.1.3.
Check Structures
6.3.2.
Design Parameters
6.3.2.1.
Strip Width and Length
6.3.2.2.
Strip Slope
6.3.2.3.
Inflow Rate
6.3.3.
Water Management
6.3.3.1.
Flow Control
6.3.3.2.
Advance Control
6.3.3.3.
Tail Water Management
6.3.4.
Performance Evaluation
6.3.4.1.
Uniformity Assessment
6.3.4.2.
Efficiency Measurement
6.3.4.3.
Improvement Options
6.4.
Furrow Irrigation
6.4.1.
Furrow Types
6.4.1.1.
Straight Furrows
6.4.1.2.
Contour Furrows
6.4.1.3.
Corrugated Furrows
6.4.2.
System Layout
6.4.2.1.
Furrow Spacing
6.4.2.2.
Furrow Length
6.4.2.3.
Field Slope
6.4.3.
Water Application
6.4.3.1.
Stream Size
6.4.3.2.
Set Time
6.4.3.3.
Advance Time
6.4.4.
Design Procedures
6.4.4.1.
Infiltration Parameters
6.4.4.2.
Roughness Coefficients
6.4.4.3.
Optimization Methods
6.5.
Surface System Design
6.5.1.
Field Evaluation
6.5.1.1.
Infiltration Measurement
6.5.1.2.
Advance and Recession Studies
6.5.1.3.
Uniformity Assessment
6.5.2.
Design Software
6.5.2.1.
SIRMOD
6.5.2.2.
WinSRFR
6.5.2.3.
Surface Irrigation Simulation
6.5.3.
Performance Improvement
6.5.3.1.
Land Leveling
6.5.3.2.
Inflow Adjustment
6.5.3.3.
Cutback Irrigation
6.5.3.4.
Surge Irrigation
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