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AKTU Soil and Water Conservation Engineering (BOE078) Syllabus PDF – B.Tech Open Elective
Soil and Water Conservation Engineering BOE078
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Official AKTU syllabus of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering (BOE078) for B.Tech Open Elective – 3 credits, L-T-P 3-0-0. Read the unit-wise course content, course outcomes, evaluation pattern and recommended books online, or download the PDF.
Syllabus — Soil and Water Conservation Engineering
Download PDFBOE078 · 3 credits · L-T-P 3-0-0
Course Objective: The objective of this course is to familiarize students with design thinking process as a tool for breakthrough innovation. It aims to equip students with design thinking skills and ignite the minds to create innovative ideas, develop solutions for real-time problems.
After completion of the course student will be able to:
| COs | CO Statement | BL |
|---|---|---|
| CO1 | Understand the definition, scope, causes, and mechanisms of soil erosion, as well as the practices for controlling wind erosion and vegetation management techniques. | K2 |
| CO2 | Identify different types of soil erosion caused by water, their effects on sediment transport and deposition, and describe various methods for controlling erosion and managing agricultural land. | K2 |
| CO3 | Gain knowledge of biological methods for soil erosion control, as well as techniques for managing soil quality, water conservation, and reclamation of salt-affected soils. | K1 |
| CO4 | Understand water losses due to filtration, seepage, and evaporation, and explore the pollution of water quality from agricultural practices and the process of self-purification. | K2 |
| CO5 | Understand the need for planned utilization of water resources, the economics of water management, and effective strategies for managing flood-prone areas and reducing flood impacts. | K2 |
| Unit | Content | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| I | Definition and scope of soil conservation, cause of soil erosion, Mechanism of erosion, universal soil loss equation, soil erosion due to wind and its control, vegetation management, i.e., strip cropping, stubble mulching and other practices. | 8 |
| II | Types of soil erosion due to water- sheet erosion, rill erosion, gully erosion, sediment transport in channels, sediment deposition in reservoirs. Methods of soil erosion control: bounding and terracing on agriculture land for gully control, bench terraces, vegetated water ways, chute spillways, drop inlet spillways, check dams, river training works. | 8 |
| III | Biological methods of soil erosion control, grass land management, forest management. Soil quality management, drainage works, reclamation of salt affected soils. Water conservation: water harvesting, rainfall- run off relation, water storage in ponds, lakes, reservoirs and aquifers, groundwater recharge through wells, check dams and storage works. | 8 |
| IV | Water losses: filtration, seepage and evaporation losses, pollution/ contamination of water quality due to agricultural practices i.e., fertilizers and pesticides, self purification of surface water, sources of agricultural water pollution, pollutant dispersion in ground water. | 8 |
| V | Need of planned utilization of water resources, economics of water resources utilization. Flood plain zones management, modifying the flood, reducing susceptibility to damage, reducing the impact of flooding. | 8 |
Text Books
- Alam Singh – Modern Geotechnical Engineering
- K. R. Arora – Soil Mechanics and foundation Engineering.
- N. C. Brady – Principles of Soil Sciences
- B. C. Punmia – Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
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