BREE 416. Engineering for Land Development.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Bioresource Engineering (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms offered: Fall 2025
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Description
Engineering aspects of land stewardship and water resource conservation, including: introduction to the hydrologic cycle and agricultural water use; computation of soil loss by water erosion; conservation farming practices; reservoirs and embankments; water and sediment control structures; stream restoration and water supply; wetlands and wetland design; irrigation principles and design; pumps and pumping; introduction to drainage and water table management.
- Prerequisite: BREE 217
- 3 lectures and one 2-hour lab per week or design problems.
- The passing grade for the prerequisite (BREE 217) is B-.