Textbook: M. Falciai, Tecniche dell’irrigazione, Ed. CUSL.
Material concerning the items of the course available on internet.
Material available on the Moodle platform (University of Florence) edited by P. Trucchi
Learning Objectives
Knolewdge acquired:
Fundamental concepts of applied hydrailics required to plan and design irrigation networks
Competence acquired:
Knowledge of the irrigation methods and techniques.
Skills acquired (at the end of the course):
Design of sprinkler and drip irrigation network.
Prerequisites
Students are expected to have knoledges of mathematics, physics and agronomy.
Teaching Methods
Total hours of the course (including the time spent in attending lectures, seminars, private study, examinations, etc...): 150 (=6 x 25)
Hours reserved to private study and other indivual formative activities:
Contact hours for: Lectures (hours): 48 (=6 x 8)
Contact hours for: Laboratory (hours):
Contact hours for: practical (hours): 14 (=48 x 30%)
At lesson some slides will be illustrated. Students could find the slides on Moodle platform.
Further information
Frequency of lectures, practice and lab, although non compulsory, is strongly recommended
Teaching tools: Moodle platform.
Type of Assessment
Exam modality: oral examination if necessary with a written exercise.
Oral exams aimed at verifying if the student has acquired the necessary knowledge and the ability to analyze the various thematics, as well as the ability to synthesize and correlate the different topics of the course.
Course program
LESSONS TOPICS. Hydrology: Rainfall.
Hydraulics: Physical properties of fluids, Hydrostatics, Hydrodynamics (orifices, weirs, channels and pipes). Soil-water relationships: Soil-water potential, Soil-water constants, Soil moisture retention curves, Water flow in saturated and unsaturated soil, Infiltration. Irrigation technique and methods: Crop-water and irrigation requirements, Irrigation parameters and irrigation scheduling, Sprinkler and localized irrigation, Fertirrigation.
EXERCISES TOPICS: Hydrostatics, Hydrodynamics (weirs, channels and pipes). Crop-water and irrigation requirements calculations, elements to be taken into accout and to determine for the design of an irrigation system.