Irrigation and Drainage Systems Design for On-farm Water Management

BIOE 4600
Closed
Main contact
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Professor
1
Timeline
  • September 8, 2021
    Experience start
  • October 1, 2021
    Project Scope Meeting
  • November 23, 2021
    Preliminary design feedback from the industry
  • December 11, 2021
    Experience end
Experience
5 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Agriculture, Government

Experience scope

Categories
Skills
project planning
Learner goals and capabilities

Teams of students will be working on designing on-farm irrigation/drainage systems to meet the needs of the types of crops grown. They will be using the topographic information, soil profile information, historic weather data, water resources availability, the availability of outlet for drainage water etc., to design an on-farm water management system. The client is expected to provide the data necessary for the design of the water management system. The students will design the water management system and develop an operational plan to schedule the irrigation for the different fields to maximize the use of the irrigation systems.

Learners

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
35 learners
Project
20 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 4
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Students will design the water management system, create an operational plan/schedule and make a presentation of their design and the alternatives they considered. They will have to defend their design process justifying the schedule and the selection of the systems and their components.

Project timeline
  • September 8, 2021
    Experience start
  • October 1, 2021
    Project Scope Meeting
  • November 23, 2021
    Preliminary design feedback from the industry
  • December 11, 2021
    Experience end

Project examples

Requirements

In the past, students have designed irrigation systems and created an operational plan to apply water to the different fields to manage the water application and schedule within the irrigation interval appropriate for the crops in different fields.

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

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