Information Package / Course Catalogue
Drainage and Land Reclamation
Course Code: BSM426
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The purpose of this course is to enable the students to understand agricultural drainage, land reclamation and soil-plant-water relationships, to make investigations for solving drainage problemsis; to enable the students to get theoretical and applied information related to planning and designing of the systems which can be solved drainage problems of the agricultural lands

Course Content

Agricultural Drainage, Soil - Plant - Water Relationships Due to Drainage, Drainage Studies, Surface Drainage Methods, Subsurface Drainage Methods, Land Reclamation

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Necdet DAĞDELEN
Learning Outcomes
1.Having knowledge about agricultural drainage and land reclamation
2.The ability to use main engineering information to design drainage systems
3.The ability to project the surface drainage
4.The ability to project the sub-surface drainage systems
5.Subsurface Drainage Methods (Mol Drainage, Materials Used in Closed Drainage
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Güngör, Y., Erözel, Z., 1994. Drenaj ve Arazi Islahı, Ankara Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları, Yayın No: 1341, Ankara.
2.Güngör, Y., Erözel, Z., Öztürk, A., 2016. Drenaj Sistemlerinin Tasarımı. Ankara Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları, Yayın No: 1590, Ders Kitabı No: 542, Ankara.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction (Definition and Importance of Drainage, Benefits and History of Drainage, Drainage of Agricultural Areas, Drainage Studies in our Country)
Week 2 - Theoretical
Soil - Plant - Water Relationships Due to Drainage (Hydrological Circuit, Soil and Soil Water Retention in Soil and Soil, Soil Movement in Soil, Effective Pore Volume and Drain in Soils, Chemical and Biological Sedimentation in Soil and Base Water, Effect of Base Water Level on Plant Yield)
Week 3 - Theoretical
Drainage Surveys (Collection of Existing Data, Preliminary Surveys, Detailed Surveys)
Week 4 - Theoretical
Drainage Surveys (Soil Permeability Studies, Ground Water Studies)
Week 5 - Theoretical
Surface Drainage Methods (Features of Open Drainage Systems, Project Rules for Open Drainage Channels)
Week 6 - Theoretical
Surface Drainage Methods (Surface Drainage Systems)
Week 7 - Theoretical
Subsurface Drainage Methods (Definition and Properties, Comparison of Open and Closed Drainage Systems, Base Water Flows) (Midterm Exam)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Subsurface Drainage Methods (Project of Closed Drainage Systems, Types of Closed Drainage Systems)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Subsurface Drainage Methods (Project of Closed Drainage Systems, Types of Closed Drainage Systems)
Week 10 - Theoretical
Subsurface Drainage Methods (Mol Drainage, Materials Used in Closed Drainage
Week 11 - Theoretical
Subsurface Drainage Methods (Drainage Machines, Maintenance and Cleaning of Drainage Systems, Engineering Structures in Closed Drainage Systems)
Week 12 - Theoretical
Land Reclamation (Relationship Between Irrigation Water Quality and Problematic Soils)
Week 13 - Theoretical
Land Reclamation (Irrigation Water Quality, Soil Balance)
Week 14 - Theoretical
Land Reclamation (Problematic Soils, Problematic Soils Treatment)
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice140228
Midterm Examination1538
Final Examination18311
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026