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NEW Updated Irrigation Designer for Certification


Description
This online course is available immediately after purchase for 180 days.

The certified irrigation designer is a professional who prepares irrigation designs. The CID evaluates site conditions and determines net irrigation requirements based on the needs of the project. The designer selects the most effective irrigation equipment and design methods. The objective of a CID is to establish specifications and design drawings for the construction of an irrigation project.

STUDY MATERIALS:
General Landscape / Turf (exam #1)
For Purchase (from Irrigation Association's bookstore)
• IA Principles of Irrigation, 3rd Edition (REQUIRED for course)
• IA Irrigation, 6th Edition (optional)
• IA Alternative Water for Landscape Irrigation, 2nd Edition (optional)
• IA Electrical Troubleshooting Student Workbook (optional)
Downloads (included with this course)
• IA CID General Equations - Numbered
• ITT CID Gen. Study Equations
• ASIC Earth Grounding Guide
• Dripline Design Guide
• Flow Sensor Installation
• IA Glossary of Terms
• ITT National Electrical Code - Study Handout
Specialty Residential / Commercial (exam #2)
For Purchase (from Irrigation Association's Bookstore)
• IA Principles of Irrigation, 3rd Edition (REQUIRED for course)
• IA Irrigation, 6th Edition (optional)
• IA Landscape Drip Irrigation Design and Management, 3rd Edition (optional)
Downloads (included with this course)
• CID Res/Comm Equations - Numbered
• ITT CID Res/Com Study Equations
• IA Glossary of Terms
• ITT National Electrical Code - Study Handout
• ITT National Plumbing Code - Study Handout

Credits: 0

Content
  • Course Introduction
  • Section 1
  • Part A - Irrigation System Components
  • Part B - Drip and Micro Irrigation
  • Part C - Control Valves
  • Part D - Specialty Valves
  • Part E - Controllers and Sensors
  • Part G - Filtration
  • Section 2
  • Part A - The Soil Stores All of the Plant's Needs
  • Part B - Soil-Water Relationships
  • Part C - Plant-Water Relationships
  • Part D - Measuring Soil Moisture
  • Part E - Chapter 2 Practice Session
  • Section 3
  • Part A - Defining and Calculating Precipitation Rates
  • Part B - Fundamentals of Matched Precipitation Rates
  • Part C - Advanced Matched Precipitation Rate Concepts
  • Section 4
  • Part A - Definitions of Uniformity and Efficiency
  • Part B - Measuring and Calculating Uniformity
  • Part C - Understanding Sprinkler Coverage
  • Section 5
  • Part A - Steps of Scheduling
  • Part B - Calculating System Capacity
  • Section 6
  • Part A - Pipe Definitions
  • Part B - Pipe Fittings
  • Part C - Pressure Surges
  • Part D - Pipe Maintenance
  • Section 7
  • Part A - Hydraulic Principles
  • Part B - Sizing Pipe and System Components
  • Part C - Calculating Pressure Losses
  • Section 8
  • Part A - Types of Irrigation Pumps
  • Part B - How Pumps Operate
  • Part C - Sizing and Specifying Pumps
  • Part D - Reading Pump Curves
  • Section 9
  • Part A - Fundamentals of Electricity
  • Part B - Wire Sizing
  • Part C - Electrical Troubleshooting
  • Part D - Grounding
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed