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Institute of Landscape Water Management (VHK)

Students will gain an overview of the field of water management and irrigation, knowledge of field hydropedological survey and laboratory analyses, knowledge of relevant standards and design principles for the design of irrigation systems.

Basic knowledge of physics, hydraulics and hydrology

laboratory analyses, climatic data measurement and evaluation

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.
Oral lectures with Power Point presentations. Lecture of invited specialist with presentation of irrigation eqipment and discussion.
Seminars - laboratory analyses, work on a given project.

For a successful finishing of the subject, student has to:
- be present in seminars,
- work out laboratory protocols and irrigation project
- pass test - pedology
- written and oral exam
- hand over his project and its presentation.

1. Introduction to hydropedology, soil forming process
2. - 3. Soil forming factors and processes
4. Physical, mechanic and chemical properties of soils
5. Water in soil
6. Soil hydrostatics - adsorption, capillarity, swelling, soil water potential
7. History of irrigation, role and importance of irrigation, irrigation water demand, reasons of drought, plant and water
8. Types of irrigatio, evapotranspiration, climatic irrigation
9. Sprinkle irrigation, irrigation facilities and machines
10. Irrigation systems layout
11. Micro-irrigation, water quality and treatment
12. Lawn irrigation (parks, sport turf)
13. Automated irrigation systems

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Basic knowledge of soil science
Classification of soils in ČR
Basic knowledge of hydropedology
Basic soil analyses
Methods of irrigation
Calculation of water demand
Simple designs of used irrigation methods
Overview of irrigation products and systems used in CR

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

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KRÁLOVÁ, Helena a KAMENÍČKOVÁ, Ivana: Vodní hospodářství krajiny I. VUT FAST v Brně, 2006. [http://www.fce.vutbr.cz/studium/materialy/ucebnice.pdf] (CS)
Schwab, G.O., Fangmeier, D.D., Elliot, W.J. and Frevert, R.K.: Soil and Water Conservation Engineering. John Wiley&Sons, Inc.New York, 1992. (EN)

Boor, B. - Kunštácký, J. - Patočka, C.: Hydraulika pro vodohospodářské stavby. SNTL Praha, 1968. (CS)
JANDÁK, Jiří a POKORNÝ, Eduard a HYBLER, Vítěslav a POSPÍŠilovÁ, Lubica: Cvičení z půdoznalectví. MZLU v Brně, 2003. ISBN 80-7157-733-2. (CS)
Keller, J., Bliesner, R.D.: Sprinkle and Trickle Irrigation. The Blackburn Press, 2001. (EN)
KUTÍLEK, Miroslav a KURÁŽ, Václav a CÍSLEROVÁ, Milena.: Hydropedologie 10. ČVUT v Praze, 2000. ISBN 80-01-02237-4. (CS)