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Irrigation Course

The course objectives are to teach students about irrigation methods, components of irrigation systems and structures, and how to plan, design, operate, and maintain irrigation structures and systems. It will be taught over 3 lecture periods per week. The course contents cover topics like introduction to irrigation, irrigation water requirements using different methods, canal irrigation systems, and design of canals using various approaches.

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Irrigation Course

The course objectives are to teach students about irrigation methods, components of irrigation systems and structures, and how to plan, design, operate, and maintain irrigation structures and systems. It will be taught over 3 lecture periods per week. The course contents cover topics like introduction to irrigation, irrigation water requirements using different methods, canal irrigation systems, and design of canals using various approaches.

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IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE ENGINEERING

FOR BACHELOR LEVEL STUDENTS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING


BCE III/I , TU, IOE

Er. Narayan Prasad Dawadi


npdawadi27@gmail.com

Asst. Professor
Institute of Engineering
Pashchimanchal Campus
Pokhara – 16, Lamachaur, Kaski, Nepal
Course Objectives, Periods and Total Marks

• Objectives:
By teaching irrigation engineering , students
know about methods of irrigation, components
of irrigation system and structures, can
develop their ideas in demand analysis of
irrigation as well as planning, designing
,operating and maintenance managements of
irrigation structures and system.
• Periods per week:
Lecture – 3 periods
Course Contents and Syllabus

1.0 Introduction 4hrs

1.1 Definition, advantages and disadvantages of irrigation


1.2 Status and need of irrigation development in Nepal
1.3 Crops ,their seasons and periods (cropping patterns and intensity)
1.4 Command areas and irrigation intensity
1.5 Methods of field irrigation and their suitability
1.6 Planning of irrigation projects
2.0 Irrigation water requirements 4 hrs

2.1 Relation between duty, delta and crop periods


2.2 Crop water requirements (Penman’s method)
2.3 Operational water requirements
2.4 Water losses due to seepage and evaporation
2.5 Effective rainfall
2.6 irrigation water requirements
2.7 Soil moisture irrigation relationship
2.8 Depth and frequency of irrigation
2.9 Irrigation efficiencies
2.10 Design discharge of canals
3.0 Canal irrigation system 3 hrs
3.1 Classification of canals
3.2 Components of canal irrigation system
3.3 Alignments of canal
3.4 Alluvial and non alluvial canals
3.5 Canal standards and balancing canal depth
3.6 Canal distribution system
4.0 Design of canals 6 hrs

4.1 Design capacity of canals


4.2 Sediment transport in canals
4.3 Tractive force approach of canal design
4.4 Design of stable canals
4.5 Design of stable canals ( Kennedy’s and
Lacey’s theory)
4.6 Design of lined canals with economic analysis

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