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421-031 INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING (MECHANISATION)24 lectures and 18 hours of pгаcäcaИаboгatory work: Semester 1 Objectives
To demonstrate the relationship between engineering and agriculture. To develop art understanding of the physical properties and interactions of materials and objects (e.g. soil, water, light, machinery, instrumentation) relevant to agriculture.
To review the performance of machinery inputs to agriculture.
Syllabus
Properties of agricultural materials; characteristics of soils, seeds, fertilizers and other granular materials. Systems of loading and failure; yield, friction, cohesion, shear strength. Mechanisation: mechanics of linear and angular systems; power transmission, application to agricultural machines and equipment; operation and functional performance of agricultural machines, including tractors, cultivation, distribution and harvesting equipment. Principles of mechaiiisauon.
Assessment
One two-hour examination, plus reports and assignments (not exceeding a total of 40 pages) on practical and tutorial work. The weighting of the components of assessment will be displayed on departmental notice boards at the commencement of the course.
Lecturer Dr G A Moore
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AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING (WATER AND ENVIRONMENT)24 lectures and 24 hours of practical/laboratory work Semester 1 Objectives
To demonstrate the relationship between engineering and agriculture. To develop an understanding of the physical properties and interactions of materials and objects (e.g. sod, water, light, machinery, instrumentation) relevant to agriculture.
To develop the skills and techniques for analysing hydraulic problems in agriculture. To gain an appreciation of heat and mass transfer as it applies to agriculture.
Syllabus
Principles of water control in irrigation, drainage and environment; basic concepts of fluid flow, flow measurement; pipe systems; flow in channels over surfaces and through soils; design of irrigation systems; channels, culverts and erosion structures; pumps. Farm structures and environment: components of energy balance of crops, animals and buildings; evapotranspiration, frost control; light and heat control for animals and plants; principles of electronic control systems and their application to agriculture.
Assessment
One two-hour examination, plus reports and assignments (not exceeding a total of 40 pages) on practical and tutorial work. Ilse weighting of the components of assessment will be displayed on departmental notice boards at the commencement of the course.
Lecturers
Dr H M MalanoiIlr GA Moore
# 421-274 INTRODUCTION TO MICRO-COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
7 lectures, 12 tutorials and 12 hours of practice and problem solving: Semester 1 Objectives
At the conclusion of this subject students will have acquired basic skills in the use of micro-computers and their standard application packages including the use of the operating sstem, word processing and spreadsheet packages.
Assessment
A one-hour practical examination held in the department and assignments equivalent of up to 3000 words.
Coordinator Dr G A Moore
# 421-275 ADVANCED MICRO-COMPLTER APPLICATIONS 12 lectures, 12 tutorials and 12 hours of practice and problem solving: Semester 2 Objectives
At the conclusion of this subject students wig have acquired the skills to effectively implement the standard engineering packages relevant to their studies in the undergraduate course.
Syllabus
Use of standard engmeenng application packages.
Assessment
One-hour practical examination held in the department and assignments equivalent of up to 3000 words.
Coordinator Dr G A Moore
421-372 SOIL SCIENCE
30 lectures and 12 hours of practical/tutońal work: Semester 2 Objectives
At the conclusion of this subject students will have gained a knowledge of the formation, chemistry and physics of soil particles and soil masses. The role of surface charge and particle bonding, as well as the presence of organic matter and nutrients, are discussed. The syllabus includes soil/water relationships, the flow of water, solutes and gases through soil and the field and laboratory measurement of soil properties.
Syllabus
Structure and properties of clay materials. Soil colloids, surface changes, cation exchange. Soil pH. Inter-panicle bonding, flocculation and dispersion. Soil organic matter. Potassium, nitrogen and phosphorus in the soil. Soil physics: soil physical properties; static and dynamic nature of water and soil, aeration and gaseous diffusion.
Assessment
A two-hour examination or the equivalent in time, part of which may be held during the semester; practical work.
Coordinator Dr Wang
421-458 MODELLING HYDROLOGIC PROCESSES 18 lectures and 8 hours of rmordals/praetieal work Semester 2 Objectives
At the conclusion of this subject, students should he able to describe mathematically the hydrologic processes - interception, surface storage, infiltration, runoff, unsaturated and saturated flow, eesporation and transpiratIon: be able to numerically represent terrain; understand model structures and capability, accuracy, parsimony and optimisation procedures.
Syllabus
Mathematical description and numerical solution of hydrologic processes: rainfall, interception, surface storage, infiltration, runoff, unsaturated and saturated flow, evaporation, transpiration, numerical representation of terrain. Model structure:
empirical and process based, lumped and distributed parameters. Other modelling considerations: model capability, accuracy, parsimony, optimisation.
Assessment
A two-hour examination, reports and assignments up to a total of 30 pages.
Coordinators
Dr Q j Wang/Dr R B Grayson
421-459 IRRIGATION SYSTEMS DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT 18 lectures and 8 hours of tutońals/practical work: Semester 1
Objectives
At the conclusion of this subject, students should be able to design and evaluate surface irrigation systems; be able to use irrigation system models; understand the principles and be able to design and evaluate surge irrigation; be able to design and evaluate sprinkler, trickle, drip and microjet systems.
Syllabus
Design principles of farm irrigation and drainage systems; design and evaluation af surface Irrigation systems; land forming; introductIon and use of surface irrigation system models; principles and application of surge flow; design and evaluation of sprinkler, trickle, drip and microjet systems.
Assessment
A two-hour examination, reports and assignments up to a total of 30 pages.
Lecturer Dr Н Maiano
421-467 WATER QUALITY AND DRAINAGE MANAGEMENT 1g lectures and 8 hours tutorials/practical work: Semester 2
Objectives
At the conclusion of this subject, students should understand the application of diffusion and dispersion concepts to stream modeling and the mixing processes involved; be able to describe reservoir stratification and overturn; be able to use mathematical models of solute transport for rivers and lakes; be able to carry out a hydrosalinity analysis for an irrigation area and propose feasible solutions;
understand the principles of surface and sub-drainage systems; be able to design drainage systems; be able to recommend appropriate ways to dispose of drainage effluents.
Syllabus
Solute transport, diffusion, dispersion; mixing processes for pollutants; reservoir stratification, overturn, sedimentation; mathematical models of rivers and lakes;
diagnosis of excess water and salt sources; point and non-point sources;
hydrosalinity analysis of the basin and/or irrigation area; structural and non- structural measures to correct the problem; surface and sub-surface drainage systems: principles and applications; environmental impact and disposal of drainage effluents; water management practices to decrease drainage flows.
Assessment
A two-hour examination, reports and assignments up ta a total of 30 pages.
Coordinator Dr H Malano
421-470 SOIL MANIPUL4TION PROCESSES 18 lectures and 8 hours of tutorials/practical work Semester 1 Objectives
At the conclusion of this subject, students should be able to define the objectives of tillage for land preparation and its quality; be able to describe tillage systems used in Australia; be able to measure tillage forces; be able to describe numerically the effects on soil structure of traction, traifcability and compression.
Syllabus
Objectives of tillage for land preparation; tillage systems used in Australia;
measurement of forces on tillage and earthmoving tools; chemical application;
tillage quality; traction, traif'cahility, compaction.
Assessment
A two-hour examination, reports and assignments up to a total of 30 pages.
Lecturer Mr R H Macmillan
421-475 MANAGEMENT OF ERODARLE LAŃDs 18 lectures and 8 hours of tutorials/practical work Semester 2 Objectives
At the conclusion of this subject students should be able to describe the soil erosion process; be able to apply soil erosion models to field situations; be able to recommend procedures to manage landscapes prone to erosion; be familiar with GIS and remote sensing techniques for assessing land degradation and managing catchments.
Syllabus
Soil erosion processes, structural and natural protection, soil erosion models, catchment management, reclamation; application of GIS and remote sensing.
Assessment
A two-hour examination, reports and assignments up w a toul of 30 pages.
Coordinator Dr Q.1 Wang
421-481 SUREACЕ HYDROLOGY
18 lectures, 8 hours of tutorials/practical work: Semester 1 Objectives
At the conclusion of this subject students will have acquired a user-orientated knowledge in engineering hydrology with sufficient theory to allow students to pursue further study in this field; and will have sufficient detail background material and methodology of Chapters 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10 in Australian Rainfall and Runoff (1987); students will also have a grasp of basic techniques in stochastic data generation storage yiеlд analysis; as well as an understanding of field methods for measuring hydrologic variables.
Syllabus
Precipitation: atmospheric circulation, hydrologic cycle, rainfall processes, measurement and data error analysis and regression, spatial and temporal paаerпs, rainfall frequency. Streamflow: gauging hydrographs, rational method, unit hydrograph and runoff routing models, flood frequency, yield from small and large catchments, rainfall-runoff models and stochastic procedures.
Assessment
A two-hour examination, reports and assignments up to a total of 30 pages.
Lecturer
Professor T A McMahon
421-483 GROUNDWATER HYDROLOGY 18 lectures, 8 hours of lutońals/рmctieal work: semester 1 Objectives
Al the completion of this subject, students should have a good understanding of groundwater and groundwater low, well hyØulics and pumping test analysis and the numerical modeling of groundwater flow. The course covers sufficient theory to allow students to pursue further study in specific groundwater hydrology topics.
Syllabus
Groundwater storage and groundwater flow, saturated conductivity and storage coefficient, groundwater in the hydrological cycle, groundwater and seepage, well hydraulics and pumping test analysis, introduction to numerical groundwater modelling (finite difference method, solution techniques, boundary conditions, model calibration and verification).
Assessment
Two-hour examination, reports and assignments up to a total of 30 pages.
Coordinator Professor T A McMahon
421-484 AGRICULTURAL WASTE MANAGEMENT 18 lectures, 8 tutorials and 8 hours of practical work: Semester 1 Objectives
At the conclusion of this subject students will have acquired the necessary tools for evaluating wastes and designing agricultural waste treatment, disposal and utilization systems and will have also acquired an appreciation of the environmental impact of agricultural and food processing wastes.
Syllabus
livestock, agricultural and food wastes; biological processes; storage, aerobic and anaerobic treatment, land disposal, utilization; environmental impact.
Assessment
A two-hour examination, reports and assignments up to a total of 30 pages.
Coordinator Dr G A Moore
421-493
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At the conclusion of this subject students will have acquired a knowledge of the role of systems analysis techniques as aids to decision-making for planning, design and management of engineering systems. Emphasis is placed on how planning, design and management problems can be structured to enable particular decision-assisting techniques to be used illustrative examples are drawn from structural, agricultural, transport and water resource engineering; techniques for optimisation, simulation, decision-making under risk and uncertainty and multi-objective decision-making will be studied.
Syllabus
Systems analysis and optimisation techniques; linear programming, dynamic programming and queuing theories and their use in environmental systems design and management simulation techniques; sensitivity and network analysis.
Assessment
A two-hour examination; reports and assignments up to a total of 30 pages.
Lecturer Mr R G Thompson
42165 ADVANCED HYDROLOGY
24 hours of lectures, seminars, laboratory and tutorial work: Semester 1 or 2 Objectives
On successful completion of his subject a student will have acquired: an understanding of the topic(s) selected from the range in the syllabus; a knowledge of the specialist areas of hydrology at a level appropriate to the study, a proficiency in the manipulation of concepts and techniques in hydrology applications; a proficiency in the collection of data, its storage and its analysis; a proficiency in reporting on evaluation of this data.
syllabus
This course builds on the materials presented in 421-481 Aí11 and 421-483 A113 and will treat one or more of the following topics: matrix solution of unitgraphs, instantaneous and synthetic UH, application of runoff routing, review of flood routing, rainfall-runoff process modelling including overland flow, low flow analyses, frequency analysis of flood and low flow events, stochastic data generation and storage yielд analysis.
Assessment
Up to two hours of written examination at the conclusion of the subject It is expected that the examination will comprise 100% of the assessment. However, the assessment may include assignments, the details and weightings of which will be determined at the beginning of the lecture course, taking into consideration the nature of the special studies.
Coordinator Professor T A McMahon
Computer Science
421-666 SPECIAL
STUDIES IN AGRICULTURAL MECHANISATION 24 hours of lectures, seminars, laboratory and tutorial work: Semester 1 or 2 ObjectivesOn successful completion of this subject a student will have acquired: an understanding of selected aspects of agrcultural mechanisation; a knowledge of their fundamental principles and applications; an undersunding of die social and economic context of agricultural mechanisation; a knowledge of technical factors appliØle in determining operation and performance; a proficiency in analysing and reporting agricultural mechanisation issues.
Syllabus
For graduate students desiring further study of special topics, such as: performance and matching of field machinery and management of machinery; economic and social factors in mechanisation.
Assessment
Lip to two hours of written examination at the conclusion of the subject. It is expected that the examination wil comprise 100% of the assessment However, the assessment may include assignments, the details and weightings of which will be determined at die beginning of the lecture course, taking into consideration the nature of the special studies.
Coordinator Dr G A Moore
421-668 SPECIAL STuD1ES IN S01L-WAТER MANAGEMENT 24 hours of lectures, seminars, laboratory and tutorial work: Semester 1 or 2 Objectives
On successful completion of this subject a student will have acquired: a knowledge of the characteristics of water in soil; an understanding of the interactions of soil and water as these relate to management of plant-water processes; an understanding of selected aspects of sod-water management; a proficiency In applying technical knowledge to plant production; a proficiency In analysing and reporting on soil-water management issues.
Syllabus
For graduate students desiring further study of special topics, such as: physical and mechanical properties of soil; the influence of water on soil working processes;
water requirements of crops, irrigation and drainage techniques, economic and environmental factors.
Assessment
Up to two hours of written examination at the conclusion of the subject It is expected that the examination will comprise 100% of the assessment. However, the assessment may include assignments, the details and weightings of which wil be determined at the beginning of the lecture course, taking into consideration the nature of the special studies.
Lecturer Dr H M Mal