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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, factors and processes of soil science
2. Physical properties of soils, soil texture and porosity, sorts of soils
3. Soil structure, soil types, chemical and biological properties
4. Soil water, soil moisture, unsaturated flow , infiltration, evaporation
5. Soil evaluation, soil science research, purification effect of the soils
6. Role and importance of irrigation, irrigation demand, the reasons of the drought, plant and water, irrigation amount
7. Evapotranspiration, water ballance, irrigation regime, quality of irrigation water
8. Irrigation systems layout, water sources, water abstraction
10. Objects, line structures, design of irrigation and system
11. Measurement eqiupment, sprinkler irrigation, irrigation facilities and machines
12. Localized irrigation
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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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)
KRÁLOVÁ, Helena a KAMENÍČKOVÁ, Ivana: Vodní hospodářství krajiny I. VUT FAST v Brně, 2006. [http://www.fce.vutbr.cz/studium/materialy/ucebnice.pdf] (CS)

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

26 hours, compulsory

1. Soil texture - network analysis
2. Density and current humidity
3. The apparent density of soil particles
4. Casagrande's test
5. Andrian's test
6. Soil reaction, determination CaCO3, test
7. - 13. Project of field irrigation in South Moravia