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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Engineering
Programme of Civil Engineering
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
INS827 Irrigation and Drainage 4 Spring 8 3+0+0 3 4
Course Type Elective
Course Cycle Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6)
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques -
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites -
Coordinator -
Instructor(s) Prof. Mehmet Faik SEVİMLİ
Instructor Assistant(s) Prof. Mehmet Faik SEVİMLİ
Course Content
Definition and purpose of irrigation, Soil-plant-water relations, Calculation of plant water consumption, Water losses in irrigation and irrigation efficiency, Irrigation methods, Elements and design of open canal irrigation systems, Elements and design of canal irrigation systems, Definition of agricultural drainage, Drainage need and drainage in agricultural lands design of systems, information about drip irrigation and rain irrigation systems.
Objectives of the Course
To give information about the importance of compliance and irrigation, the planning of irrigation time of agricultural plants, the calculation of irrigation water needs of plants, the classification of irrigation systems, the design of open canal irrigation systems, the design of canal irrigation systems, drip irrigation and sprinkler irrigation systems.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses
Specialization / Field Courses
Support Courses
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 The definition, importance and the goals of irrigation
2 Soil-water-crop relations
3 Crop water consumption, irrigation scheduling, the methods of scheduling irrigation and the amount of water to be applied in an irrigation
4 Crop water consumption, irrigation scheduling, the methods of scheduling irrigation and the amount of water to be applied in an irrigation
5 Crop water consumption, irrigation scheduling, the methods of scheduling irrigation and the amount of water to be applied in an irrigation
6 Loss of irrigation water and irrigation efficiency
7 Elements of open channel irrigation systems
8 Design of open channel irrigation systems
9 Tarımsal drenajın tanımı
10 Drenaj etüdleri, Drenaj şebekesi ve elemanları, Drenaj sistemleri.
11 Design of drainage systems
12 Elements of canal irrigation systems
13 Design of canalized irrigation systems
14 Drip-irrigation and sprinkler irrigation systems
Textbook or Material
Resources Lecture notes
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance - -
Laboratory - -
Practice - -
Homework - -
Presentation - -
Projects - -
Quiz - -
Midterms - -
Final Exam - -
Total 0 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 0 0 0
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 0 0 0
Midterms 0 0 0
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 0 0 0
Practice 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 0 0 0
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 0
Total Work Load / 30 0
Course ECTS Credits: 0