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1.00 Credits
Fertilizer and chemical injection through irrigation systems. Hardware, fertilizer compounds, and distribution uniformity. Matching chemicals and equipment to specific irrigation methods. Safety. 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: BRAE 236 or BRAE 340.
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4.00 Credits
Design of on-farm irrigation systems; micro, surface, and sprinkler irrigation systems; canals and pumps; economic and strategies of pipe design; pipeline protection. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: BRAE 331 or BRAE 340; BRAE 312 or course in hydraulics with a grade of C or better.
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4.00 Credits
Collection, organization and use of precipitation and runoff data, flood frequency, stream gauging and use of hydrograph, principles of groundwater and flood routing, sizing and economics of soil and water conservation structures. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: Junior standing, MATH 141, and SS 121 or consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Project management of agricultural systems. Emphasis placed on a team approach to problem solution. Case studies and student projects used to explore the following topics: project leadership, project organization, communication, needs assessment, feasibility studies, cost analysis, decision making, solution implementation, and evaluation. BRAE 418: 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. BRAE 419: 2 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: BRAE 203, AGB 301, AGB 310 and ENGL 148. For BRAE 419: BRAE 418.
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3.00 Credits
Design and construction of specialized agricultural components and equip-ment. 2 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: BRAE 328, CE 205, ME 212.
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4.00 Credits
Design and construction of specialized agricultural components and equipment. 2 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: BRAE 421.
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3.00 Credits
Computer activated controls as applied to agricultural machinery, agricultural structures, processing and irrigation industries. Encompassing control logic to evaluate stability behavior of systems of computer interfacing, data input and control output. 2 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: BRAE 324, CSC 110 or CSC 119 or AG 250 or CSC 232.
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3.00 Credits
Agricultural engineering principles applied to air, water, air-water mixtures, drying, heating, refrigeration, fluid flow, size reduction, fan laws and materials handling. 2 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: BRAE 312, BRAE 430, ME 302.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the theory of finite element analysis and its application to drainage, pipe flow, fruit and vegetable damage predictions, structural strength, heat transfer, and other agricultural engineering applications. 2 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: CE 204, MATH 242 or MATH 244, ME 302.
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4.00 Credits
Selection of buildings, storage units, and related equipment for production agriculture. Economics and functionality of various designs and construction materials. Environmental factors affecting crop storage and animal housing. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: PHYS 121, BRAE 342, BRAE 343.
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