ENVE335 Agricultural Engineering
Updated: 02 November 2006| Credit Points | 6 | |||||||||
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| Online level | Level B - Internet access required | |||||||||
| Intensive School(s) | None | |||||||||
| Supervised Exam | There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled. | |||||||||
| Pre-requisites | 72 cp | |||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | |||||||||
| Restrictions | None | |||||||||
| Notes | None | |||||||||
| Combined Units | None | |||||||||
| Coordinator(s) | Richard Faulkner (rfaulkne@une.edu.au) | |||||||||
| Unit Description |
The unit offers an introduction to engineering principles and their application to agricultural practices. Topics covered are: elements of structural design; characteristics of timber, steel and concrete; intensive animal production, waste management, environmental control; basic hydraulics, pumps, irrigation and drainage; soil conservation, hydrology and small dam design; tractor power generation, power transmission and traction; tillage, planting and harvesting machinery. |
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| Prescribed Material Mandatory |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||
| Recommended Material Optional |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||
| Disclaimer | Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester. |