Irrigation Engineering
Principles, Processes, Procedures, Design, and Management

Covering climate, soils, crops, water quality, hydrology, and hydraulics, this textbook offers a perfect overview of irrigation engineering.

Vijay P. Singh (Author), Qiong Su (Author)

9781316511220, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 7 July 2022

604 pages
28.6 x 22.2 x 3.3 cm, 2.01 kg

'A significant contribution to the field of irrigation engineering. This book is full of important information for anyone considering water resources engineering, particularly agricultural irrigation. It introduces a wide range of irrigation techniques practical for academia and water professionals. Very comprehensive and easy to read.' Hossein Hashemi, Lund University

This textbook provides a comprehensive treatment of irrigation engineering for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. It does not require a background in calculus, hydrology, or hydraulics, offering a one-stop overview of the entire field of study. It includes everything a student of irrigation engineering needs to know: concepts of climate, soils, crops, water quality, hydrology, and hydraulics, as well as their application to design and environmental management. To demonstrate the practical applications of the theories discussed, there are over 300 worked examples and end-of chapter exercises. The exercises allow readers to solve real-world problems and apply the information they've learned to a diverse range of scenarios. To further prepare students for their future careers, each chapter includes many illustrative diagrams and tables containing data to help design irrigation systems. For instructors' use when planning and teaching, a solutions manual can be found online alongside a suite of PowerPoint lecture slides.

Part I. Fundamentals: 1. Introduction
2. Climate
3. Sources and Availability of Water
4. Groundwater and Wells
5. Irrigation Water Quality
6. Soils and Soil Management
7. Crops and Crop Production
Part II. Principles of Hydraulics: 8. Channel Design
9. Pipeline Hydraulics
10. Pumps and Pump Selection
11. Flow Measurement
Part III. Principles of Hydrology: 12. Infiltration
13. Soil Water
14. Evapotranspiration
Part IV. Irrigation: 15. Crop Water Use
16. Irrigation Efficiency
17. Surface Irrigation Preliminaries
Part V. Irrigation Engineering: Methods of Irrigation: 18. Basin Irrigation
19. Border Irrigation
20. Furrow Irrigation
21. Sprinkler Irrigation
22. Trickle Irrigation
Part VI. Irrigation Engineering: Design: 23. Planning
24. Land Leveling
25. Drainage
26. Farm Irrigation System Design
Part VII. Irrigation Operation and Management: 27. Irrigation Scheduling
28. Environmental Considerations
29. Economic Analysis
30. Irrigation Management
31. Irrigated Agriculture for Food Security.

Subject Areas: Irrigation [TVDR], Hydrology & the hydrosphere [RBK], Soil science, sedimentology [RBGB]