Soil and Water Conservation Engineering detailed syllabus for Agriculture Engineering (Agri) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the Agri students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Agriculture Engineering 4th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Agri 4th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of soil and water conservation engineering is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
SOIL EROSION PRINCIPLES 9 Approaches to soil conservation – Soil conservation in India – Erosion – Agents – Causes -Mechanics of water erosion – Soil erosion problems – Types of water erosion: Raindrop erosion, Sheet erosion, Rill erosion, Gully erosion, Stream bank erosion – Classification of Gully – Gully Control Structures: Drop Spillway, Drop Inlet, Chute Spillways – Prerequisites for soil and water conservation measures.
Unit II
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Unit III
EROSION CONTROL MEASURES 9 Agronomic practices: contour cultivation – strip cropping – tillage practices – Soil management practices – Bunding: Types and design specifications – Mechanical measures for hill slopes -Terracing: Classification and design specification of bench terrace – Grassed waterways: Location, construction and maintenance – Types of temporary and permanent gully control structures.
Unit IV
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Unit V
SEDIMENTATION 9 Sediment: Sources – Types of sediment load – Mechanics of sediment transport – Estimation of bed load – Sediment Graph – Reservoir sedimentation: Basics – Factors affecting sediment distribution pattern, Rates of reservoir sedimentation – Silt Detention Tanks – sediment control methods.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Murthy, V.V.N., Land and Water Management Engineering, Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana, 1998.
- Gurmail Singh, A Manual on Soil and Water Conservation, ICAR Publication, New Delhi, 1982.
- Mal, B.C., Introduction to Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi, 2002
Course Outcomes:
On completion of the course, the student is expected to
- Gain fundamental knowledge on the concepts of erosion and sedimentation.
- Gain knowledge about evolution of Universal Soil Loss Equation: and its applications.
- Explain and design erosion control measures types and design specifications
- Have sufficient knowledge on soil and water conservation measures.
- Have sufficient knowledge on reservoir sedimentation and sediment control methods.
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