M.Tech / ICAR-NET · SWCE

Advanced Soil and Water Conservation Engineering

SWCE-501 Soil & Water Conservation Engineering

Syllabus topic plan

1. 01Concept of probability in design of conservation structures; continuous frequency distributions
2. 02Fitting empirical distributions
3. 03Relevance of soil and water conservation in agriculture and river valley projects
4. 04Layout and planning of soil and water conservation measures
5. 05Software for design of conservation structures
6. 06Productivity loss due to soil erosion; water stress and water excess
7. 07Types and mechanics of soil erosion
8. 08Software for soil loss estimation (WEAP, EPIC)
9. 09Theories of sediment transport
10. 10Control of runoff and sediment loss; sediment deposition process
11. 11Estimation of sediment load
12. 12Design of conservation structures: check dams, gully plugs, gabions, earth dams, silt detention dams, farm ponds
13. 13Alternate use of the stored water for agriculture
14. 14Application of remote sensing and GIS in soil and water conservation

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