Operation and maintenance of the Sprinkler Irrigation System of the east course of Wack Wack Golf and Country Club

Date

4-2010

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering

Major Course

Major in Land & Water Resources Engineering

College

College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Rosa B. Delos Reyes

Committee Member

Aurelio A. Delos Reyes, Maurice A. Duka

Abstract

The field practicum was conducted at the east course of Wack Wack Golf and Country Club (WWGCC) to gain knowledge and hands-on experience in the operation and maintenance of the sprinkler irrigation system.It also aimed to apply the theories and principles of irrigation engineering in the evaluation of the sprinkler system's performance in terms of adequacy water and uniformity of water distribution. This was done by observing the actual operation and maintenance of the sprinkler system, computing the required irrigation period and irrigation frequency in the fairway area and evaluating the coefficient of Uniformity (CU) and the Distribution Uniformity (DU) of the irrigation system. The irrigation period and irrigation frequency were computed based on the type of soils that had been identified in Holes 4 and 7. The coefficient of Uniformity (CU) and Distribution Uniformity (DU) of the sprinkler system were determined using the catch can tests. The catch can tests was done in the fairway area of Hole 4 by operating four sprinklers with pump operating pressure of 85 psi for three trials. It was found out that the types of soil in the golf course were sandy soil in the tee and green areas and sandy clay loam in the fairway areas. These types of soil were found to be the recommended types of soil for gorf courses. The irrigation period and the irrigation frequency required in the fairway area are 43 minutes and 1.48 day (35.5 hrs), respectively. The irrigation period being followed by the irrigation operator is 15 to 30 minutes and the irrigation interval is 3 to 4 times a day or an average irrigation period of 79 minutes per day.Comparing the computed values of irrigation period and the irrigation frequency to current operation, there is enough water being applied since the irrigation is done 3 to 4 times a day for 15 to 30 minutes.The average value of the coefficient of Uniformity (CU) and the Distribution Uniformity (DU) were 49.81% and 37.86%, respectively. The computed values of CU and DU were below the acceptable value of 80% for CU and 70% for DU.This indicated that the depth of water applied was not uniform throughout the fairway. The presence of dried spots in the fairway was a clear evidence of non-uniform distribution of water in the fairway area. The factors that caused low values of CU and DU were the wind and the operating pressure used during the operation of the sprinkler system. Hence it is recommended that the required operating pressure and required number of sprinklers per operation should be followed in order to attain uniform distribution of water.

Language

English

LC Subject

Sprinkler irrigation--Evaluation.

Location

UPLB College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology

Call Number

LG 993 2010 A2 T36

Document Type

Thesis

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