Irrigation Engineering

Contents Preface PART A IRRIGATION SYSTEMS 1 Introduction 2 Flow Irrigation 3 Tank Irrigation 4 Soil Moisture and Consumptive Use 5 Lift Irrigation 6 Sprinkler Irrigation 7 Drip Irrigation and Principles of Soil and Water Conservation 8 Flooding and Border Irrigation 9 Furrow and Corrugation Irrigation 10 Crop Rotation and Irrigation Assessment 11 Irrigation Water Quality 12 Saline and Alkaline Soils and Their Reclamation 13 Doctrine of Water Rights 14 Canal Lining 15 Stable Channels in Alluvium and Channel Transitions 16 River Behavior and Training 17 Diversion Head Works 18 Dams and Reservoirs 19 Multipurpose Reservoirs 20 Canal Systems 21 Environmental Aspects PART B IRRIGATION STRUCTURES DESIGN AND DRAWINGIrrigation Engineering is designed for the undergraduate students of civil engineering at major Indian universities and engineering colleges The text is also useful to the experts and professionals in the field of irrigation and agriculture  The content is divided into two parts Part A and Part B Part A contains 21 chapters In this part the author has discussed various irrigation systems usually adopted in different agro-climatic regions in India With neatly-drawn sketches the design of irrigation structures for storage diversion distribution and control are illustrated with exam-oriented worked-out examples  Part B of the book comprises 27 irrigationhydraulic structures called plates presenting sketches with usual three-views to scale of dams spillways canals and cross-drainage works These sketches are furnished with all details and dimensions workable drawings with lucid and complete designs 536 pp.…