Course detail

Landscape water management

FAST-SS01Acad. year: 2009/2010

Common pedology, soil forming processes. principles of determination of irrigation water demand. Balance of water sources, withdrraw and treatment of irrigation water. Classification of irrigation. Spray
irrigation, micro-irrigation.
History and development of drainage structures, need and asset of drainage structures. watershed protection in water management and agriculture, drainage theory, surface and ground water runoff, hydrotechnical calculations
Theory of drainage processes, protection of water sources and water courses

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Rudolf Milerski, CSc.

Department

Institute of Landscape Water Management (VHK)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Student gains basic knowledge of landscape water management

Prerequisites

Hydraulics, hydrology

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for successful completion of the subject are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Course curriculum

1. Hydropedology, soil forming process and its factors, granularity and porosity of soil, soil classes
2. Structure of soil, soil types, soil water, soil moisture, chemical and biological properties
3. Role and importance of irrigation, irrigation demand, draught reasons, plant and water, irrigation quantity, quality of irrigation water
4. Objects, linear structures, design of irrigation and system, spray irrigation, irrigation equipment and machines
5. Erosion in the world - classification of erosion, factor influencing erosion, intensity and acceptable limit
6. Design of erosion control measures, Basic rules dor dimensioning of erosion control items, torrens control
7. Determination of surface runoff parameters - simplifying preconditions, methods of culmination runoff and flood volume calculation in small watersheds
8. Drainage - reasons, occurance and assessment of waterlogging, distribution and movement of water in soil
9. Main drainage facilities, detailed drainage facility
10. Special drainage - sloping areas, sportgrounds, transport structures
11. Stability of landscape, territorial systems of stability
12. Skeleton of the lansdscape
13.-14. Land consolidation

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Basic knowledge of landscape water management

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

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

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-P-C-ST Bachelor's

    branch V , 3. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, obligation not entered

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Rudolf Milerski, CSc.

Exercise

26 hours, obligation not entered

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Rudolf Milerski, CSc.