Planning and Design of Surface Irrigation Networks

Name: Planning and Design of Surface Irrigation Networks
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Surface Irrigation Project

Created byWalaa Elnashar

Last updated 12/2023

English

What you'll learn

Learn about groundwater irrigation definition.
Learn about necessity, benefits and disbenefits of irrigation.
Learn about the methods of irrigation.
Identify how to select an irrigation method.
Identify the irrigation system components.
Identify the economic aspects in irrigation project.
Learn about soil – water relationship
Learn about classes of soil water.
Learn about soil moisture content.
Determine the soil moisture in different ways.
How to determine the water depth retained in root zone.
How to determine the irrigation interval.
Learn about main types of surface irrigation.
Learn about surface irrigation process.
Learn about principal data needed for surface irrigation design.
How to classify surface canals and drains.
How to make a suitable alignment of canals and drains nets.
How to construct the synoptic for canals and drains.
How to calculate the area served for different canal types.
How to calculate the area served for drains.
Learn about surface irrigation rotations.
Learn about crop pattern.
How to calculate practical water duty.
How to calculate theoretical water duty.
Learn about types of surface irrigation efficiencies.
How to calculate the different surface irrigation efficiency types.
How to calculate canals and drains discharge.
How to design surface canals and drains cross section by using Manning Equation.
How to design irrigation outlet.
Identify the berm and bank width.
How to draw cross section of surface canal or drain.
How to check the seepage line.
How to draw the longitudinal sections of main canals and main drains.
Learn about the definition and classification of the regulator.
How to design the different elements of the regulator.
How to check the stability of the pier for the regulator.
Identify the tail escape structure.
How to design the different elements of the tail escape.

Course content

5 sections • 22 lectures • 3h 48m total length

Welcome Lecture9:47
Lecture 18:40
Lecture 29:31
Explore soil water relationships and the physical properties governing water entry, movement, and availability to crop roots. Learn about soil profile layers, texture, porosity, bulk density, and hydraulic conductivity.
Quiz 1
Lecture 39:50
Quiz 2
Lecture 413:16
Explore water depth in the root zone for surface irrigation, including root zone depth, field capacity, wilting point, available water, and how to compute irrigation depth with efficiency.
Quiz 3

Lecture 59:31
Explore surface irrigation advantages, methods (basin, border, furrow), and the four process phases—advance, storage, depletion, and recession—along with design and operational considerations.
Quiz 4
Lecture 610:11
Classify surface irrigation networks, explore land reclamation considerations, and review canal and drain types, data needs, climate design factors, and reasons to avoid direct irrigation.
Lecture 75:18
Explore the alignment of surface irrigation networks, placing main canals at the highest level and main drains at the lowest, with curves and a minimum 1000 ft area served.
Lecture 86:23
Construct synoptic diagrams for canals and drains by plotting water levels relative to ground level, applying appropriate scales, slopes, and offsets for main, branch, and distributary lines.
Lecture 911:24
Perform aerial surveys of distribution and main canals to calculate the area served for each section using equal-area methods, downstream and upstream relations, and scaling factors.

Lecture 1020:00
Lecture 1110:45
Lecture 1212:08
Explore practical calculations for designing surface irrigation networks, including determining irrigation depth and frequency across crop growth stages, accounting for evapotranspiration, field capacity, wilting point, and system efficiency.
Lecture 1312:24
Explore irrigation efficiencies in surface networks, including conveyance, application, water use, storage, distribution, and consumptive use, plus canal losses and overall project efficiency.
Quiz 5

Lecture 1414:46
Lecture 158:51
Learn design principles for surface irrigation networks, including radius of curvature, discharge, velocity, soil characteristics, and canal dimensions. Apply head loss and relative distribution methods to sizing irrigation outlets.
Quiz 6
Lecture 169:41
Lecture 174:38
Lecture 17 illustrates solving planning and design of surface irrigation networks, using Manning’s equation for trapezoidal canals to derive y and b and assess seepage and velocity.

Lecture 184:59
Explore the planning and design of surface irrigation regulators, covering discharge regulation, water slope and velocity control, diversion, and hydraulic design, with emphasis on location, materials, and regulator elements.
Lecture 1911:41
Lecture 2015:56
Lecture 219:03
Explore the telescope structure at the end of a waterway for automatic and controlled evacuation via weir, orifice, and pipe discharges, with design formulas and an example.

Requirements

BASICS OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
Basics of Hydraulics

Description

This course is best suitable for the students who find “surface irrigation engineering" subject as difficult, because all the complex problems are discussed in simple manner. This course is structured into five sections with 22 lectures, each covering a specific topic related to surface irrigation network.

The sections are as follows:

Section 1: Introduction

In this section, you will identify the main objectives and the structure of “Planning and Design of Surface Irrigation Networks” course. Learn about irrigation definition, necessity, methods of irrigation and how to select an irrigation method. Learn about soil – water relationship and soil moisture content. Learn about how to determine the water depth retained in root zone and how to determine the irrigation interval.

Section 2: Surface Irrigation Networks

In this section, You will learn about surface irrigation process and the principal data needed for surface irrigation design. Learn about how to classify surface canals and drains. Learn about how to make a suitable alignment of canals and drains nets, how to construct the synoptic for canals and drains and how to calculate the area served for different canal types.

Section 3: Water Requirements for Crops

In this section, you will learn about surface irrigation rotations and crop pattern. Learn about how to calculate practical and theoretical water duty. Learn about how to calculate the different surface irrigation efficiency types.

Section 4: Design of Surface Canals and Drains

In this section, you will learn about how to calculate canals and drains discharge and how to design surface canals and drains cross section by using Manning Equation. Learn about how to design irrigation outlet. You will Identify the berm and bank width. You will learn about how to draw cross section of surface canal or drain, how to check the seepage line and how to draw the longitudinal sections of main canals and main drains.

Section 5: Design of Main Water Structures in Irrigation Project

In this section, you will learn about the definition and classification of the regulator, how to design the different elements of the regulator and how to check the stability of the pier for the regulator. You will also Identify the tail escape structure and learn about how to design the different elements of the tail escape. All sections are covered with solved examples.

By the end of this course:

You will have a solid understanding of the theory and practice of surface irrigation engineering and you will be able to apply your knowledge and skills to solve real-world problems related to surface irrigation.

Who this course is for:

Civil engineering students
All personal involved in water engineering

Planning and Design of Surface Irrigation Networks

What you'll learn

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Course content

Introduction5 lectures • 51min

Surface Irrigation Networks5 lectures • 43min

Water Requirements for Crops4 lectures • 55min

Design of Surface Canals and Drains4 lectures • 38min

Design of Main Water Structures in Irrigation Project4 lectures • 42min

Requirements

Description

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