Course Objectives

1. To make students familiar with different farm structures with environmental control parameters
2. To Know about various storage structures of farm produce, composting methods and waste-water treatment process
3. To learn the design of a storage silo and farm fencing.

Course Outcomes

The student will able to
CO1: Understand the basics of farmstead planning and layout: PO2, PO7, PO8, PO12
CO2: Design of dairy barns, poultry houses, fodder and grain silos: PO4, PO6
CO3: Analyse the grain pressure on the bin and silo wall: PO3, PO8, PO12

PO2: Problem analysis: Identify, formulate, review research literature, and analyze complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering sciences.
PO3: Design/development of solutions: Design solutions for complex engineering problems and design system components or processes that meet the specified needs with appropriate consideration for the public health and safety, and the cultural, societal, and environmental considerations.
PO4: Conduct investigations of complex problems: Use research-based knowledge and research methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of the information to provide valid conclusions.
PO6: The engineer and society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional engineering practice.
PO8: Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of the engineering practice.
PO12: Life-long learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change.

Course Syllabus

MODULE 1:
Planning and layout of farmstead. Scope, importance and need for environmental control,
physiological reaction of livestock environmental factors, environmental control systems and their design, control of temperature, humidity and other air constituents by ventilation and other methods.
PROJECT (1.5 hr):
Prepare a Seminar on different parameters and controls affecting Livestock reaction.
MODULE 2:
Design, construction and cost estimation of farm structures, animal shelters: compost pit, fodder silo, fencing and implement sheds, barn for cows, buffalo, poultry.
PROJECT (3 hr):
1.Design and layout of a dairy farm
2.Design and layout of a poultry house
3.Design and layout of a goat house/sheep house
MODULE 3:
Storage of grains, Causes of spoilage, Water activity for low and high moisture food and its limits for storage, Moisture and temperature changes in grain bins;
Traditional storage structures and their improvements, Improved storage structures, Design consideration for grain storage godowns, Bag storage structures, Shallow and Deep bin, Calculation of pressure in bins, Storage of seeds.
PROJECT (5 hr):
1.Design of a feed/fodder storage structures
2.Design of grain storage structures
3.Design and layout of commercial bag and bulk storage facilities
4.Study of different domestic storage structure
MODULE 4:
Rural living and development, rural roads, their construction cost and repair and maintenance. Sources of water supply, norms of water supply for human being and animals, drinking water standards and water treatment suitable to rural community. Site and orientation of building in regard to sanitation, community sanitation system;
sewage system and its design, cost and maintenance, design of septic tank for small family. Estimation of domestic power requirement, source of power supply and electrification of rural housing.
PROJECT (3 hr):
1.Estimation of a Farm building
2.Measurements for environmental parameters and cooling load of a farm building
References:
1.Pandey, P.H. Principles and practices of Agricultural Structures and Environmental Control, Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana.
2.Sahay, K.M. and Singh, K.K. Unit Operations of Agricultural Processing, Vikas publishing pvt. Ltd, Noida.

Session Plan

Session 1

Planning and layout of the farmstead. Scope, importance, and need for environmental control
PDF: Planning and layout of farmstead

Youtube link: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALYioUR_HgQ" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Farmstead Planing

Session 2

Physiological reaction of livestock environmental factors, environmental control systems and their design, control of temperature, humidity and other air constituents by ventilation and other method.
PDF: Physiological reactions of animals

You tube link:

Heat Stress

Session 3

Compost pit, fodder silo, fencing and implement sheds, etc
PDF: Dairy Barns
Youtube Link: Fodder silo
Youtube Link: Dairy farm
Project:
Design and layout of a dairy farm

Session 4

Barn for cows, buffalo, poultry.
PDF:BIS Standards for dairy, piggery, poultry and other farm structures.
Youtube link: Cow Shed Design 3D
Project:
1.Design and layout of a poultry house
2.Design and layout of a goat house/sheep house

Session 5

Storage of grains, Causes of spoilage, Water activity for low and high moisture food and its limits for storage, Moisture and temperature changes in grain bins
PDF:8-Grain Storage
Youtube link: Grain storage
Project:
1.Design of a feed/fodder storage structures
2.Design of grain storage structures

Session 6

Storage of grains, Causes of spoilage, Water activity for low and high moisture food and its limits for storage, Moisture and temperature changes in grain bins
PDF: 8-Grain Storage.
Youtube link: Controls for grain storage
Project:
1.Design and layout of the commercial bag and bulk storage facilities
2.Study of different domestic storage structure

Session 7

Traditional storage structures and their improvements, Improved storage structures (CAP, hermetic storage, Pusa bin, RCC ring bins), Design consideration for grain storage godowns, Bag storage structures, Shallow and Deep bin, Calculation of pressure in bins, Storage of seeds.
PDF:5-Poultry,Piggery & Sheep housing

6-Other Farm Structures such as Silo

Youtube link: Bag Storage

Session 8

Rural living and development, rural roads, their construction cost and repair and maintenance.
PDF:Farm Fencing

Session 9

Sources of water supply, norms of water supply for human being and animals, drinking water standards and water treatment suitable to rural community. Site and orientation of building in regard to sanitation, community sanitation system;

10-Sources of water supply

Project:
Estimation of a Farm building

sewage system and its design, cost and maintenance, design of septic tank for small family. Estimation of domestic power requirement, source of power supply and electrification of rural housing.
PDF: Sewage System

Youtube link: Sewage Treatment

Lecture Notes, Question Bank and MCQ

Lecture Notes
Question Bank
MCQ

Case Studies

Case Studies