COURSE UNIT TITLE

: IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
INŞ 4053 IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Civil Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR CEM POLAT ÇETINKAYA

Offered to

Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

This course aims to teach; the importance of irrigation for Turkey, soil-plant-water relations, calculation of irrigational water demand for various crop patterns through the use of appropriate methods, irrigational methods, drainage methods and economics of irrigation systems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To calculate crop water demand regarding soil-plant-water relations.
2   To be able to identify features of an irrigation system.
3   To design an irrigation scheme regarding crop water demands, physical and economical conditions.
4   To be able to realize hydraulic calculations of irrigation and drainage systems.
5   To design network components of irrigation and drainage systems.
6   To be informed of irrigational water demands and problems in Turkey and around the world.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

INŞ 3024 - HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction, history of irrigation in Anatolia, introduction of GAP (Southeastern Anatolia Project) project.
2 Water resources planning, water and soil potential of Turkey
3 Soil-plant-water relations
4 Soil-plant-water relations
5 Water demand of crops, irrigation methods
6 Introduction to irrigation networks, operational methods applied on irrigation schemes
7 1. Mid-term exam
8 Open channel irrigation schemes
9 Canaletto irrigation schemes
10 Drainage systems
11 Pressured irrigation systems, sprinkling irrigation structures
12 Drip irrigation systems
13 Mini-sprinkling and Bublers irrigation and drainage systems
14 2. Mid-term exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Acatay, T.S. (1996) Sulama Mühendisliği DEÜ DEVAK Yayınevi, Izmir.


Supplementary Book(s): Öziş, Ü (1983) Su Yapıları EÜ Matbaası, Izmir.
Erkek, C.; Ağıralioğlu, N. (1993) Su Kaynakları Mühendisliği , Beta Yayınevi, Istanbul

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The main teaching method is the comprehensive explanations of graphical presentations (which are uploaded to Lecturer s personal web page) and available textbook chapters. The students are demanded weekly to read and study the available textbook chapters and presentations before their attendance. With the start of the semester, students prepare a person-specific project covering the design of an irrigation scheme.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1,2,4 and 6th learning outcomes are evaluated by the questions posed during mid-term and final exams.
1,3,4 and 5th learning outcomes are evaluated trough the semester project.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dr. Cem P. Cetinkaya, cem.cetinkaya@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Will be announced after the declaration of semester s teaching program

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Preparation for midterm exam 2 2 4
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 2 2 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 77

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.134322
LO.25
LO.344444
LO.455534
LO.544344
LO.63244