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Effective Term:
Summer 2014 through Summer 2018

Course Number:
LAT 232
Course Title:
Landscape Irrigation II
Credit Hours:
4
Lecture Hours:
30
Lecture/Lab Hours:
20
Lab Hours:
0

Course Description

Information and calculations needed to layout and draw irrigation plans for conventional spray and drip systems. Irrigation controller programming and auditing. Audit available.

Addendum to Course Description

Students will measure a site, record hydraulic data and draft an irrigation design incorporating spray and drip zones accompanied by an estimate. A water audit of an existing system will also be conducted. Drafting skills are helpful but not required. A thorough knowledge of irrigation components is essential.

Intended Outcomes for the course

  • Understand hydraulics and how it affects a zone's performance.
  • Understand the steps involved in producing an irrigation plan.
  • Draft a hydraulically correct and water efficient irrigation plan.
  • Estimate an installation price for a construction plan.
  • Conduct a water audit.

Outcome Assessment Strategies

  • Written mid-term and final exams.
  • Projects: irrigation plan, cost estimate, water audit
  • Written Exercises

Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)

  • Hydraulics
  • Selecting and Locating Sprinkler Heads
  • Valve Placement and Circuiting
  • Pipe Sizing
  • Irrigation Plan Drafting
  • Microirrigation Components and Design
  • Irrigation Estimation
  • Water Auditing