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| Descripsion |
| Planning of irrigation and drainage networks – water requirements for irrigation – control and management of irrigation water distribution – preliminary design of irrigation systems: surface irrigation, sprinkler irrigation ( semi – stationary and pivot ) and drip irrigation – design of drainage networks – environmental and economical aspects - Design of water crossing structures: Culverts – syphons – aqueducts, Components and elements – Hydraulic and structural design -structural design of retaining walls for inlet and exit wing walls. Seepage under water retaining structures: (Theory of seepage through pours media – flow net – uplift pressures – design of floors – piping and heaving a long D.S bed – tail erosion . Design of weirs and escapes: Components and elements – Hydraulics design – structural design. Design of developed irrigation structures: Components and elements – Hydraulic analysis – structural design, Regulators and Barrages: Types and components – Hydraulic design – design of the bridge on the regulator – design of gates and gate lifting devices – design of piers, floors wing walls. Navigation locks: Types and components – dimensions of lock chamber – filling and emptying – design of side culverts – structural design of land walls, floors and miter gates. Dams: Types of dams – structural analysis of concrete dams – design of earth fill and rock – fill dams – spillways for dams. Pump station: Components – types – design of the station , Introduction for the water cycle and water resources and use in different sectors. Elements of the hydrologic cycle: Measurements of rainfall, Evaporation, Surface runoff. Methods of measuring levels, Discharges and groundwater flows. Introduction to groundwater, Sources, Characteristics and movement. An overview for well design and pumps’ selection. Soil-Plant-Water relationships. Irrigation water requirements, Irrigation efficiency and calculating periods between irrigations, Low rates and irrigation time. Different types of field water application : Surface irrigation methods, Sprinkler and drip irrigation, Subsurface irrigation. Planning, Design, Management, Operation and maintenance for different methods. Canal lining. An overview for the irrigation structures for control and distribution of water on the canals and field levels, Crossing works, Navigation works and water lifting devices. Planning and design of fish ponds. Introduction to the drainage, Types, Factors influencing selection and design. Design of open, Subsurface and vertical drains. Disposal of drainage water and drainage water reuse and precautions. Summary of river nile hydrology, Annual and long-term storage in reservoirs and the high aswan dam. Development of the irrigation system in Egypt. The environmental impacts of irrigation and drainage projects in general. |