Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

• Main Authors: Waller, Peter (Author), Yitayew, Muluneh (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Water-supply.; Hydrogeology.; Engineering geology.; Engineering > Geology.; Foundations.; Hydraulics.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Earth Sciences.; Water Industry/Water Technologies.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics.

This textbook focuses specifically on the combined topics of irrigation and drainage engineering. It emphasizes both basic concepts and practical applications of the latest technologies available. The design of irrigation, pumping, and drainage systems using Excel and Visual Basic for Applications p...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Economics
• Soils.-.Water and Salinity Stress
• Reference Evapotranspiration.-Crop Evapotranspiration
• Spatial and Temporal Variation
• Pipes
• Pumps
• Groundwater
• Open Channel Flow
• Center Pivot Irrigation
• Turf Irrigation.-Agricultural Sprinkler Irrigation
• Landscape Irrigation Components
• Landscape Irrigation Design and Management
• Agricultural Drip Irrigation
• Drip Irrigation System Economics
• Chemigation
• Surface Irrigation
• Greenhouse Hydroponic Irrigation
• Low Head Bubbler Irrigation
• Wastewater Contaminants
• Waste Degradation and Loading Rates
• Soil Salinity and Nitrogen
• Water and Solute Mass Balance
• Water and Energy
• Water and Energy Relationships in Soils
• Subsurface Drainage Principles and Relationships
• Subsurface Drainage Design and Installation.