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The University of Arizona 1993-95 General Catalog Catalog Home All UA Catalogs UA Home
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Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABE) Shantz Building, Room 507 (520) 621-1607 Professors Donald C. Slack, Head, Delmar D. Fangmeier, Martin Fogel (Emeritus), Stuart Hoenig (Emeritus), Kenneth R. Frost (Emeritus), Kenneth A. Jordan, W. Gerald Matlock (Emeritus), Gene M. Nordby, W. David Shoup, Frank Wiersma (Emeritus) Associate Professors Wayne E. Coates, Dennis L. Larson, William O. Rasmussen, Muluneh Yitayew Adjunct Professors Clarence Becker, Herman Bouwer, Kenneth G. Renard Adjunct Associate Professor Kennith E. Foster, William G. Gensler Assistant Specialist Edward Martin The department offers the Bachelor of Science in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (see the College of Engineering and Mines section of this catalog for specific undergraduate program requirements and the following list of departmental courses available for the engineering program). The Bachelor of Science in Agriculture with a major in agricultural and biosystems technology is under review. Contact the Office of Academic Programs, College of Agriculture, for further information. The department graduate program offerings lead to the Master of Science with a major in agricultural and biosystems engineering and the Doctor of Philosophy with a major in agricultural and biosystems engineering. The graduate programs are detailed in the Graduate Catalog. Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABE) The Bachelor of Science in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering emphasizes several areas including: agricultural engineering, irrigation engineering and water resources management, bioenvironmental engineering, biological engineering, and agri-biosystems power and machine systems. The program emphasizes a base science program merging biological and physical sciences. Included in the major areas as appropriate are: energy issues and alternatives; biosystems analysis and design; biotechnology engineering developments; hazardous waste management and water quality control; soil, water, plant relationships; applications of sensors, control systems, digital imaging, computer vision, artificial intelligence and multispectral analysis; robotics; and other emerging technologies. Emphasis is placed upon the design of systems, processes and equipment to serve the engineering needs of the agricultural/biological industries and the water resources/environmental engineering needs of various government, industry, community, and engineering consulting organizations. The Bachelor of Science in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. 220. Microcomputing Applications (3) I II Introduction to the use of microcomputers in word processing , spreadsheets, statistics, data base management and other areas. 1R, 6L. (Identical with AGRI 220, ENGR 200, NFS 220, and PL S 220) 250. Water in Its Uses (3) I GRD Introductory course on water sources, uses, management and conservation; biological, economic, and health issues. Not for ABE majors. (Identical with S W 250) Rasmussen 404. Irrigation Principles and Management (3) II 1993-94 GRD Principles of operating farm irrigation systems, evaluation of systems, selection of systems, basic irrigation scheduling, measurements of water flow, soil moisture, pump and system efficiencies. Not for ABE majors. 2R, 3L. Field trip. P, MATH 117R/S, S W 200. (Identical with S W 404) May be convened with 504. 406. Applied Hydraulics (3) I GRD Fundamentals of hydraulics applicable to the irrigation of agricultural lands, including fluid properties, hydrostatics, irrigation flow characteristics, open channel and pipeline applications, and measurement of flowing water. Not for ABE majors. P, MATH 118, 123 or 125a, PHYS 102a. May be convened with 506. Yitayew 408. Environmental Simulation (3) I Introduction to the design, development, and usage of simulation tools and techniques to assist in analyzing physical, chemical, and biological components of the environment. Not for ABE majors. P, MATH 123 or 124. May be convened with 508. Rasmussen 410. Agri-biosystems Power Engineering (3) II 1993-94 Principles of operation, design, and performance of engines and electric motors. Design of mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic power transmission systems for agri-biosystems environments. 2R, 3L. 2ES, 1ED. P, A ME 230, 250. May be convened with 510. Coates 412. Agri-biosystems Machinery Design (3) I 1993-94 Design and evaluation of mechanized devices for agri-biosystems production and processing. Introduction to finite element theory, stress failure theories, and fatigue analysis. Machine qualitative and quantitative performance evaluations. 2R, 3L. 1ES, 2ED. P, A ME 250, C E 217. May be convened with 512. Coates 415. Agri-biosystems Process Engineering (3) I 1994-95 Study of existing models based upon principles of thermodynamics and fluid flow involving simulation of 1) soil temperature and moisture distribution, 2) radiation balances of plants and ventilated greenhouses, and 3) photosynthesis and transpiration. 2R, 3L. 2ES, 1ED. P, A ME 240. May be convened with 515. 423. Agricultural Systems Analysis and Design (3) II 1994-95 Application of systems analysis to agricultural and biologically related problems; computer modeling and use of operations research methods. 2ES, 1ED. P, STAT 361. May be convened with 523. Larson 447. Sensors and Controls (3) I 1993-94 The selection, interfacing, and calibration of digital and analog sensors to measure physical variables for manipulation with microprocessors. The development of logic and process control circuits. 2R, 3L. 1.5ES, 1.5ED. P, ECE 207. May be convened with 547. 455. Irrigation Engineering (4) II Introduction to soil and water relationships, irrigation systems, irrigation water supply, and irrigation management; basic designs. 3R, 3L. 2ES, 2ED. P, C E 321 or A ME 331a. (Identical with C E 455) May be convened with 555. 456. Irrigation Systems Design (3) I Design and operation of surface, sprinkler, and trickle irrigation systems. Field trip. 1ES, 2ED. P, 455. May be convened with 556. 457. Irrigation Engineering Laboratory (1) II Data acquisition and analysis pertinent to the design and evaluation of irrigation systems. 3L. 1ES. Field trip. CR 455. May be convened with 557. 458. Drainage of Irrigated Lands (3) II 1993-94 Origin and nature of drainage problems in arid lands; drainage theories, investigations and design for irrigated agriculture. Field trip. 1.5ES, 1.5ED. P, C E 321 or A ME 331a. (Identical with C E 458) May be convened with 558. 462. Soil and Water Conservation Engineering (3) II 1994-95 Methods for estimating runoff from croplands, Universal Soil Loss Equation, design of terraces, waterways, small earth dams, erosion control structures. 1.5ES, 1.5ED. P, 406 or C E 321 or A ME 331a. May be convened with 562. Slack 463. Energy from Biomass (3) II Biomass energy sources; collection and processing methods; thermal, anaerobic digestion and fermentation conversion processes, energetic, economic and environmental issues. P, A ME 230. (Identical with NEE 463) May be convened with 563. Larson 494. Practicum a. Agri-biosystems Engineering Design (3) I 3ED. P, 6 units of 400-level ABE courses. Writing-Emphasis Course. Satisfaction of the upper-division writing-proficiency requirement (see "Writing-Emphasis Courses" in the Academic Policies and Graduation Requirements section of this catalog). b. Advanced Agri-biosystems Engineering Design (3) I II 1R, 6L. 3ED. P, 494a. 504. Irrigation Principles and Management (3) II 1993-94 For a description of course topics, see 404. Graduate-level requirements include a special project on a current irrigation topic. Not for ABE majors. P, MATH 117R/S, S W 200. (Identical with S W 504) May be convened with 404. 506. Applied Hydraulics (3) I For a description of course topics, see 406. Graduate-level requirements include a special project on current hydraulic topics. P, MATH 118, 123 or 125a, PHYS 102a. May be convened with 406. Yitayew 508. Environmental Simulation (3) I For a description of course topics, see 408. Graduate-level requirements include a special project on a current environmental topic. P, MATH 123 or 124a. May be convened with 408. Rasmussen 510. Agri-biosystems Power Engineering (3) II 1993-94 For a description of course topics, see 410. Graduate-level requirements include a special project. P, A ME 230, 250 or CH E 206. May be convened with 410. Coates 512. Agri-biosystems Machinery Design (3) I 1993-94 For a description of course topics, see 412. Graduate-level requirements include an additional design project. P, A ME 250, C E 217. May be convened with 412. Coates 515. Agri-biosystems Process Engineering (3) I 1994-95 For a description of course topics, see 415. Graduate-level requirements include a special project. CR, A ME 240. May be convened with 415. 523. Agricultural Systems Analysis and Design (3) II 1994-95 For a description of course topics, see 423. Graduate-level requirements include a simulation project. P, STAT 361. May be convened with 423. Larson 547. Sensors and Controls (3) I For a description of course topics, see 447. Graduate-level requirements include a special project. P, ECE 207. May be convened with 447. 550. Small Scale Water Management Systems (3) I Design, construction, testing and operation of water management systems for small scale operators; water harvesting; runoff farming. Field trips. P, 6 units of hydrology, hydraulics, or irrigation. 555. Irrigation Engineering (4) II For a description of course topics, see 455. Graduate-level requirements include a special project on a current irrigation topic. P, C E 321 or A ME 331a) Identical with C E 555) May be convened with 455. 556. Irrigation Systems Design (3) I For a description of course topics, see 456. Graduate-level requirements include a special project. P, 455. May be convened with 456. 557. Irrigation Engineering Laboratory (1) II For a description of course topics, see 457. Graduate-level requirements include a special report. May be convened with 457. 558. Drainage of Irrigated Lands (3) II 1993-94 For a description of course topics, see 458. Graduate-level requirements include a special project. P, C E 321 or A ME 331a. (Identical with C E 558) May be convened with 458. 562. Soil and Water Conservation Engineering (3) II 1994-95 For a description of course topics, see 462. Graduate-level requirements include a special project. P, 406 or C E 321 or A ME 331a. May be convened with 462. Slack 563. Energy from Biomass (3) II For description of course topics, see 463. Graduate-level requirements include a special project. (Identical with NEE 563) May be convened with 463. Larson 605. Soil-Water Dynamics (3) II 1994-95 (Identical with S W 605) 650. Advanced Irrigation Management (3) II 1993-94 Irrigation scheduling using Jensen-Haise and Penman equations for predicting evapotranspiration; determination of crop coefficients; production functions, economics, and energy considerations. P, 404 or 455 or S W 520. 655. Surface Irrigation Analysis (3) I 1993-94 Analysis of design and operating criteria for basin, border and furrow irrigation systems, effect of field parameters on system design. Evaluation criteria for existing systems. P, 456. 656. Pressurized Irrigation Systems (3) II 1994-95 Analysis of design and operating criteria for sprinkler and trickle or drip irrigation systems, hydraulics of sprinklers and emitters, hydraulics of pipe systems. P, 456. 696. Seminar a. Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (1) [Rpt./8] I II Yitayew |
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