Fundamentals of Soil & Water Conservation Engineering (Paper Code: 17010510) | ||
Theory
Surveying: survey equipment, chain survey, cross staff, plotting procedure, calculations of area of regular and irregular fields Leveling: leveling equipment, terminology, methods of calculation of reduced levels, types of leveling, contouring Irrigation: classification of projects, flow irrigation and lift irrigation; water lifting devices; pumps: capacity, power calculations; irrigation water measurement: weirs, flumes and orifices Water conveyance systems: open channel and underground pipeline; irrigation methods: border, basin, furrow, drip and sprinkler irrigation systems; soil and water conservation: soil erosion |
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types and introduction to agronomic and engineering control measures. |
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Practical
Acquaintance with chain survey equipment, ranging and measurement of offsets, chain triangulation cross staff survey; plotting of chain triangulation; plotting of cross staff survey; leveling equipment, dumpy level leveling staff, temporary adjustment and staff reading; differential leveling; profile leveling; contour survey grid method plotting of contours; study of centrifugal pumping system and irrigation water measurement devices study of different components of sprinkler irrigation systems; study of different components of drip irrigation systems uniformity of water application in drip and sprinkler systems |
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study of soil and water conservation measures
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Syllabus books
1. Kanetkar, Kulkarni. Surveying and leveling, AVG Prakasan, 23rd edition . 2005 2. Ojha, T.P. and A.M. Michael. Principles of Agricultural Engineering, Vol.II. Jain Brothers New Delhi.3rd edition 2001. 3. Singhal, O.P. Agricultural Engineering, 1997 |
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