Marcus Duck A240-D Plant & Soil Sciences Building Michigan State University Department of Horticulture Phone:  517-355-5191, ext 351 Email: duckmarc@msu.edu Office Hours:  by appointment.

Lecture: Tuesday  6:00 – 9:00 p.m., Room 145 Com Arts
Lab: Section 1 Wed 11:30 a.m. - 2:20 p.m. Room 186 PSSB
Section 2 Wed 3:00 - 5:50 p.m. Room 186 PSSB

•                     The Handbook of Technical Irrigation Information.  Monroe, Brad 1997, Hunter Industries, San Diego, CA.  Required.  http://www.hunterindustries.com/hunter/Resources/pdfdocs/domestic/LIT194w.pdf

Troubleshooting Irrigation Control.  Derryberry, B.  1994, Derryberry Consultants, Scottsdale, AZ.  Required.

•                     The Turf Irrigation Manual, Choate, R.  1998 Telsco Industries, Dallas, TX.  Highly Recommended.

Grading Scale:        630-700         4.0                   Basis for Grade:

                                    595-629         3.5                   Exam 1                       100

                                    560-594         3.0                   Exam 2                       100

                                    525-559         2.5                   Lab quizzes               50

                                    490-524         2.0                   Lab Final                    50

                                    455-489         1.5                   Homework/designs   400

                                    420-454         1.0                   TOTAL                       700

                                    0-419              0.0

Note:  Lab and lecture material combine to determine your final grade; all activities and examinations are comprehensive.  LABS ARE MANDATORY!

Materials Needed:

            Please bring these materials to all class and lab meetings

            Hunter Handbook of Tech Irrigation Information

            Calculator

            Engineer’s scale

            These materials are required for labs beginning the 1^st lab (Jan 21^st):

            Straight edge (or triangle)

            Compass and/or circle template

            Roll or sheets of tracing paper (18") - Group purchase & share if possible

            Drafting tape - Group purchase

PROPOSED LECTURE Schedule

Jan     13        Water conservation, soil-water-plant basics

                        Gathering site info, Purpose of system design

            20        Hydraulics

            5 Major components - controllers, valves, backflow devices, pipe, heads

            27        Head selection and layout

                        Matched precipitation rates

Feb     3          Sizing system components

                        Installation of Poly and PVC systems

            10        System installation, maintenance - Mark Attard

                        Catch-up/review

            17        Exam 1

            24        Pump operation - Dale Soderstrom

                        Scheduling and auditing - Bruce Funnell

Mar     2          Installation of Water features & fountains - Brad Rowe

            9          SPRING BREAK – No class

            16        Drip irrigation - Mark Attard

                        Troubleshooting - John Eggelston

            23        Additional system components - Rick Graham

                        Exam 2

Proposed LAB Schedule

January

14^th     No Lab

21^st      Hydraulics; Using and creating plans, graphic symbols

28^th     Wiring, valves, and controllers – Mark Collins and Frank Roggenbuck

            (Quiz #1 on Hydraulics); In-Lab exercise (IA Design #1) - head layout; Take home Giese Plan

February

4^th        Go over 3 rules; Do math (using 3 rules) for Giese Plan; zoning

11^th     Giese Plan Due.  Take home Design #2 - pipe sizing and all calculations

18^th     Head, Pipes, Connections.  Design Project #2 Due.  Assign Group Project

25^th     Bruce Funnell - critique Design 2.  Quiz #2

March

3^rd        Work on Group Project - Due on the 17th

10^th     Spring Break – NO lab

17^th     Group Project Due – Lab Final