Laboratory of Agricultural Hydraulics

Laboratory of Agricultural Hydraulics

Director:Sfougaris Athanasios, Professor

Laboratory Mission

Established laboratory: It covers the academic teaching and research needs in the field of Agricultural Hydraulics, as described in Government Gazette (FEK) No. 38, dated 22/02/1995, Issue A.

Members:

Dr Anastasia Angelaki, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Hysraulics

Courses

Undergraduate courses

Hydraulics (AGR_U_176)
Irrigation Ι (AGR_U_214)

Research

In the laboratory (indicatively):

Modeling water movement in the rhizosphere.
Investigation and design of the soil characteristic curve.
Investigation of the non 1-1 relationship between suction and moisture, along with the hysteresis phenomenon.
Investigation of hydraulic conductivity in the unsaturated and saturated zone.
Investigation of soil hydraulic conductivity under different flow rates.
Comparative evaluation of infiltration prediction models in unsaturated soil, simulation.
Investigation of the spatiotemporal variation of soil moisture and tension.
Determination of hydraulic parameters using graphical and numerical analysis.
Impact of hydraulic properties on irrigation scheduling.
Quality and toxicity of irrigation water, potential soil degradation and potential aquifer pollution.
Investigation of solute leaching in different soil textures and research on the potential contamination of groundwater.

In the field (indicatively):

Rational management of irrigation water using new technologies (automated smart irrigation systems, telemetry, precision irrigation).
Estimation of crop water requirements using ground-based and aerial methods.
Determination of crop coefficients.
Climate change effect on the spatiotemporal distribution of soil moisture.
Investigation of soil moisture profiles and estimation of incoming water volumes.
Investigation of cumulative infiltration in the field, modeling, simulation curves.
Effect of soil amendments on hydraulic properties and irrigation water management.
Comparative evaluation of the efficiency of different irrigation systems.
Impact of climate change on water management.
Reuse of greywater for irrigation.
Crop resilience to water stress; deficit irrigation and water conservation; water use efficiency.
Study of water discharge and velocity in closed tubes and open canals.
Spatial variability of saturated hydraulic conductivity and soil moisture.
Experimental determination of the soil characteristic curve in the field with and without vegetation (bare soil).
Assessment of the risk of groundwater contamination from surface inputs.