Book Index
- Introduction
- Necessity of irrigation
- Benefits of irrigation
- Effect of Irrigation
- Functions of irrigation water
- Multipurpose river valley projects
- History of irrigation development in india
- Classification of irrigation system
- Methods of irrigation
- Water Requirement of Crops
- Crops season in india
- Classification of crops
- Water requirements of crops
- Consumptive use of water
- Classification and availability of soil water
- Depth and frequency of irrigation
- Some important definitions
- Duty of water
- Factors affecting duty of water
- Methods for improving of duty
- Command area
- Rotation of crops
- Hydrology
- Hydrologic cycle
- Rainfall
- Measurement of rainfall
- Runoff
- Stream gauging
- Dams
- Classification of dams
- Selection of site for a dam
- Forces acting on gravity dam
- Causes of failure of gravity dams
- Selection of type of dam
- Earthen And Rock - Fill Dam
- Classification of earthen dams
- Causes of failure of earthen dams
- Charactertics features of earthen dams
- Drainage of earthen dam
- Rock fill dam
- Composite dam
- Spillways
- Spillways
- Classification of spillways
- River Training Works
- Different types of rivers
- Various stages of a river
- Objectives of river training
- Classification of river training works
- Types of river training works
- Canals
- Classification of canals
- Explanation of terms critical velocity rugosity coefficient critical velocity ratio silt factor
- Kennedy’s silt theory
- Lacey’s silt theory
- Comparison of kennedy’s and lacey’s theory
- Watershed
- Drainage system
- Sediment transport
- Water Logging
- Causes of water logging
- Effects of water logging
- Detection of water logging
- Measures for prevention of water logging
- Lining of canals
- Types of lining
- Exposed lining with a hard surface
- Diversion Head Works
- Location of diversion head work
- Layout of a diversion head works
- Weir or barrage
- Under sluices or scouring sluices
- Divide wall
- Fish ladder
- Canal head regulator
- Silt excluder
- Silt ejector or extractor
- Guide banks and marginal banks
- Causes of failures of weirs
- Bligh’s theory
- Khosla’s theory
- Cross Drainage Works
- Types of cross drainage work
- Canal over the drainage
- Canal below the drainage
- Canal at the same level as the drainage
- Selection of a suitable type of cross drainage work
- Selection of site of a cross drainage work
- Distributory Works
- Distributory head regulator
- Silt selective device
- Discharge regulator
- Tail escape
- Bed bar
- Well Irrigation
- Advantages and disadvantages of well irrigation over canal irrigation
- Types of wells
- Types of open wells
- Types of tube well
- Different types of strainers
- Construction of tube wells
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