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Introduction
Adrian Laycock is qualified in both Civil and Agricultural Engineering,
and has thirty-seven years experience on inter - disciplinary irrigation, civil engineering and
agricultural projects. He graduated from Aberdeen University in 1969, and worked with civil
engineering contractors and consultants before taking a Masters Degree in Soil and Water Engineering
in 1973. In 1978 he
established a specialist consultancy practice aimed at linking agriculture and civil engineering.
He has extensive experience in the design, planning, construction and management of Irrigation
and Water Resource Development Projects, with substantial computerised design expertise in canal
systems, earth dams, weirs and related hydraulic structures. He is a specialist in trouble-shooting
and rehabilitation of malfunctioning irrigation schemes, with an appreciation of the interrelated
problems of agriculture, sociology, environmental effects, economics and institutional organisation.
He has given numerous talks and lectures on various aspects of Irrigation. He has been primarily
responsible for the introduction of precast parabolic canals to India, Indonesia and Pakistan, and
of large-scale canal automation, large parabolic canals and low-pressure pipeline distribution
systems to Pakistan and Sudan. He has worked in 27 countries, often as Team Leader or Chief Design
Engineer on large projects, and in the course of conferences and study tours he has visited projects
in USA, Brazil, Morocco, France, Netherlands, Spain and Greece and is familiar with all methods of
irrigation including surface, sprinkler, trickle and micro-irrigation. Since 1998 he has been editor
of the news magazine of International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage, British Section.
He also works as a more general civil engineer in Scotland, on a variety of projects from housing
to small dams, water treatment and sewerage.
He is author of a book on Irrigation Systems to be published by CABI in
2007.
Academic Qualifications
- B.Sc(Eng) Hons in Civil Engineering, University of Aberdeen, 1969
- M.Sc(Agr Eng), Soil & Water Engineering, NCAE, Silsoe, 1973
- Short course on Irrigation, Dams and tropical water-borne diseases, NCAE, Silsoe, 1983
- Short course on CDM regulations, role of Planning Supervisor, Thomas Telford, 1999
Professional Societies
- Fellow, Institution of Civil Engineers, 1992 (Member, 1975)
- Member, American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 1980-1997
- Member, International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (British National Committee member 1997 - present)
- Member, Concrete Society (1968 - present)
- Member, British Institute of Agricultural Consultants (1984- 2001)
Special Fields
- Irrigation
- Water Management
- Water Resource Planning
- Design
- Construction Supervision and Feasibility Studies for Irrigation
- Canals
- Earth Dams
- Land Drainage
- Flood Control
- Pumping Stations
- Low-pressure pipelines
- Computer-aided design
- Automation of canal irrigation systems
- Co-ordination and Management of inter-disciplinary projects.
Country Experience & Languages
COUNTRIES
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Belgium
- Botswana
- Brunei
- Burma
- Denmark
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- Ethiopia
- Germany
- Greece
- India
- Indonesia
- Italy
- Kazakstan
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- Kirgystan
- Malaysia
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Switzerland
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- Syria
- Tanzania
- United Kingdom
- Uzbekistan
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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LANGUAGES
English, French, Indonesian
Selected Projects - Irrigation & Water Resources Overseas
2004-2006 SUDAN,- Merowe Irrigation Project. Feasibility and Detailed Design. (Chief Design Engineer).
2001 INDIA, Yeleru Left Bank Canal Rehabilitation.
1999-2000 ALBANIA
Feasibility studies for rehabilitation of irrigation schemes up to 9,000 hectares.
1995-2003 PAKISTAN, Pehur High Level Canal Project, North-West Frontier Province.
Design & construction (Chief Design Engineer).
1998 PAKISTAN,- Ballar Area, North -West Frontier Province.
Design.
1998 GREECE, - Lake Koronia rehabilitation, Makedonia.
Master Planning study.
1997 UZBEKISTAN, KIRGYSTAN, KAZAKSTAN, - Aral Sea WARMAP Project.
Review mission for EU.
1991-94 PAKISTAN, Swabi SCARP Irrigation Rehabilitation Project, North -West Frontier Province.
Rehabilitation Design & construction.
1990-91 INDIA, WYTEP Training & Extension Programme, Karnataka State.
Irrigation Operation and Maintenance Training Programme
1987-90 INDIA, North Kanara Integrated Development Project, Karnataka State.
Rehabilitation of small scale irrigation projects
1989 PAKISTAN, Talli Flood Irrigation Project, Baluchistan.
Design
1987 SYRIA, El Ghab Irrigation Project.
Feasibility study for rehabilitation of 46,000 hectare irrigation project.
1986 ZAMBIA, Kateshi and Ngoli Coffee Projects.
Rehabilitation
1985-86 BURMA, Small Scale Irrigation Projects.
Feasibility Study of 20 small-scale irrigation projects
1985 INDONESIA, Madiun and East Java Groundwater Projects.
Canal Lining Specialist
1984 BRUNEI, Bukit Beruang and Kampong Rataie Resettlement Schemes.
Urban Drainage design
1982-84 INDONESIA, Pelaihari Sugar Project.
Dam design
1982-83 INDONESIA, Takalar Sugar Project.
Design and construction
1981-82 ETHIOPIA, Finchaa Sugar Project.
Pre-design investigations
1980-81 TANZANIA, Rufiji Basin Prefeasibility Study.
1979-80 SRI LANKA, Irrigation System Trials, Mahaweli Project.
Design, supervision of pilot project
1979 NIGERIA, Kafin Zaki Dam, Jamaare River.
Planning study for reservoir operation
1979 NIGERIA, Dindima Dam, Gongola River.
Planning study for water resource development
1978 SRI LANKA
Victoria Scheme Prefeasibility Study, Mahaweli Ganga Development Project.
1978 NIGERIA
Donga Basin Prefeasibility Study.
1973-77 NIGERIA
Design, Feasibility and Investigation work on numerous multi-disciplinary projects.
1970-71 ZIMBABWE
Design of concrete structures, water supply, sewerage schemes, and earth dams.
1969-70 ZAMBIA
Site supervision of heavy steelwork and reinforced concrete structures.
Selected Projects - Environmental Engineering, UK
2000-2006 SCOTLAND
Design & construction supervision of 8 dams for environmental enhancement, including:
Glenfeochan Dam. multi-zoned earth dam and 2 hectare lake, including river training works.
Barmore Dam - zoned earthfill dam on deep peat and glacial till.
Balligrundle Dam, Lismore - earth/rockfill dam.
Melfort Dam - clay core and peat embankment dam.
Glencruiten Dam - earthfill with GCL membrane.
Shellachan - rockfill with plastic membrane.
Auchoish - zoned earthfill.
2000-2006 SCOTLAND
Design and planning for 6 micro hydro electric schemes up to 400 kW.
2000-2006 SCOTLAND
Design and installation of 80 small private water supply and sewage disposal schemes including reed beds.
2002 ENGLAND
Design of reed beds for a worm farm.
2001 SCOTLAND
Design and construction of reed beds for agricultural slurry treatment.
1999 SCOTLAND
Environmental impact study for an aggregate quarry.
1998 SCOTLAND
Concrete recycling plant. Design, construction and supervision.
1997 SCOTLAND
Fish Farm. Investigations into technical viability investigations for deep water fish farm.
1993 SCOTLAND
Pumped Drainage Scheme, Elgin. Investigations into poor performance.
1992 SCOTLAND
Micro Hydro-electric scheme, Isle of Mull. Feasibility and design.
1988 SCOTLAND
Micro Hydro-electric Scheme Argyll. Planning, feasibility and design.
1987 SCOTLAND
Glen Urquart, Inverness. Study into hydrological effects of forestry planting.
1987 SCOTLAND
Achnashelloch Dam, Argyll. Design, hydrological studies and construction supervision.
1986-87 SCOTLAND
Fish Farm, Isle of Jura. Design of sea-water pumping station.
1986-87 SCOTLAND
Fish Farm, Argyll. Design of sea-water pumping installation.
1986 SCOTLAND
Loch Awe, Argyll. Study into the hydrological effects of forestry planting.
1985 SCOTLAND
Ardmaddy Hydro-electric scheme, Argyll. Feasibility and design of two small rockfill dams.
1985 SCOTLAND
Achnaba Dam, Argyll. Investigation, hydrological study, detailed design and construction supervision.
1985 SCOTLAND
Argyll and Jura. Water Resources and hydrological study for proposed forest estates.
1984 SCOTLAND
Torrisdale, Kintyre. Hydrological Study into the effects of forestry planting.
1971 ENGLAND
Design of sewerage scheme and River Mole flood alleviation works. Construction supervision of seawall.
Publications and Presentations
- "Pehur High Level Canal, NWFP Pakistan" - Proceedings.ICE Water Management Journal -paper P13967, September 2005.
(winner of the overseas prize of the Institution of Civil Engineers, 2006).
- "Irrigation in North West Frontier of Pakistan- the Pehur High Level Canal" - ICID, Institution of Civil Engineers, London, October 2003.
- "Semi-closed pipeline brings flexible irrigation to Pakistan" - ASAE Fourth National Irrigation Symposium - Phoenix Arizona, November 2000.
- "Automation of the Pehur High Level Canal" - Pakistan Institute of Engineers, Tarbela, September 1999.
- "Parabolic Canal Design on the Pehur High Level Canal Project" - Pakistan Institute of Engineers, Tarbela, December 1998.
- "Water - Too Little, Too Much" - Royal Academy of Engineering / IDNDR Disaster Day Lecture, Glasgow, October 1997.
- "The Pehur High Level Canal - first steps towards automation of Pakistan's canal system",- CEMAGREF workshop on Regulation of Irrigation Canals: State of the Art of Research and Applications, Marrakech, April 1997.
- "Design of a large parabolic-section canal in North West Frontier Province, Pakistan",- IRI Seminar on Canal Lining and seepage, Lahore, June 1996.
- "Water Resources Management On The Upper Swat Canal / Pehur High Level Canal System", - International Conference on Water Resources, Peshawar University of Engineering, Pakistan, November 1994.
- "Parabolic Precast Canals, - Revelation and Revolution in Pakistan", IWASRI Workshop on Canal Lining, Lahore, October 1993.
- Visiting lecturer at WEDC, Loughborough University of Technology, 1991. Subjects:- Irrigation Canals, Pumps, Water Management.
- "Trouble Shooting on Small Irrigation Schemes" - International Irrigation Management Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Feb 1991.
- "Trouble Shooting on Small Irrigation Schemes" - Institute of Hydrology, England, October 1990.
- "Parabolic Canals" - ICID, Institute of Civil Engineers, London, 1987.
- "Tubewells Improve Java's Irrigation" - World Water, Oct 1985.
- "Irrigation in the North -Western USA" - ICID, Institution of Civil Engineers, London, 1984.
- "Management aspects of Smallholder Irrigation Schemes" - Proc. ICID 12th Congress, Fort Collins, 1984.
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