Modern Irrigation Engineering and Sustainable Water Management: Hydraulic Design Principles Applied Practice

This book provides a comprehensive and practical guide to modern irrigation engineering and sustainable water management. It connects fundamental hydraulic principles to real-world irrigation design by emphasizing practical calculation methods, field-tested examples, and implementation strategies.The content includes water requirement estimation, soil-water relationships, pipe sizing, friction loss calculations, pump selection, irrigation zoning, and performance evaluation of pressurized irrigation systems. Drip, sprinkler, center pivot, and landscape irrigation systems are all covered in detail, with tables, figures, and step-by-step hydraulic calculations included.This book is intended for civil and irrigation engineers, agricultural professionals, technicians, and students. It serves as both a technical reference and a practical design manual, promoting efficient water use and sustainable agricultural development in arid and semi-arid regions.

Pagina's: 176, Paperback, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing