Modeling infiltration in irrigation project

The Richards equation does not yield analytical solutions for the flow field, except under restrictive choices of hydraulic properties relating to water content, hydraulic conductivity, and the soil matric potential (Govindaraju et al., 1996). This paper deals with the estimation of infiltration fro...

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Main Authors: Ali, Md. Hazrat, Lee, Teang Shui, Kwok, Chee Yan, Eloubaidy, Aziz F., Foong, K. C.
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia 1999
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/33785/
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author Ali, Md. Hazrat
Lee, Teang Shui
Kwok, Chee Yan
Eloubaidy, Aziz F.
Foong, K. C.
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Lee, Teang Shui
Kwok, Chee Yan
Eloubaidy, Aziz F.
Foong, K. C.
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description The Richards equation does not yield analytical solutions for the flow field, except under restrictive choices of hydraulic properties relating to water content, hydraulic conductivity, and the soil matric potential (Govindaraju et al., 1996). This paper deals with the estimation of infiltration from Muda area by a widely used approximate theory-based infiltration model, known as the Green-Ampt model (1911). The variation of the suction head and hydraulic conductivity with moisture content studied by Brooks and Corey (1964) was applied in the present model. The infiltration rate for each month was estimated and the mean infiltration rate was found to be 1.04 mm/day, which is approximately equal to the MADA’s used value of 1 mm/day, indicating the adequacy of the model. The hydraulic conductivity of the Muda soil ranges from 1 x 10-7 to 8 x 10-6 cm/s (Kitamura, 1990). The hydraulic conductivity of the soil was perturbed up to its limiting value with 1 x 10-6 cm/s increment and the variation of the infiltration rate with hydraulic conductivity was plotted. The results from the perturbation show that the mean infiltration rate is linear with the hydraulic conductivity.
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spelling upm-337852017-11-02T02:10:15Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/33785/ Modeling infiltration in irrigation project Ali, Md. Hazrat Lee, Teang Shui Kwok, Chee Yan Eloubaidy, Aziz F. Foong, K. C. The Richards equation does not yield analytical solutions for the flow field, except under restrictive choices of hydraulic properties relating to water content, hydraulic conductivity, and the soil matric potential (Govindaraju et al., 1996). This paper deals with the estimation of infiltration from Muda area by a widely used approximate theory-based infiltration model, known as the Green-Ampt model (1911). The variation of the suction head and hydraulic conductivity with moisture content studied by Brooks and Corey (1964) was applied in the present model. The infiltration rate for each month was estimated and the mean infiltration rate was found to be 1.04 mm/day, which is approximately equal to the MADA’s used value of 1 mm/day, indicating the adequacy of the model. The hydraulic conductivity of the Muda soil ranges from 1 x 10-7 to 8 x 10-6 cm/s (Kitamura, 1990). The hydraulic conductivity of the soil was perturbed up to its limiting value with 1 x 10-6 cm/s increment and the variation of the infiltration rate with hydraulic conductivity was plotted. The results from the perturbation show that the mean infiltration rate is linear with the hydraulic conductivity. Universiti Putra Malaysia 1999 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/33785/1/33785.pdf Ali, Md. Hazrat and Lee, Teang Shui and Kwok, Chee Yan and Eloubaidy, Aziz F. and Foong, K. C. (1999) Modeling infiltration in irrigation project. In: National Conference on Engineering Smart Farming for the Next Millenium, 14-16 Mar. 1999, UPM, Serdang, Selangor. (pp. 1-7).
spellingShingle Ali, Md. Hazrat
Lee, Teang Shui
Kwok, Chee Yan
Eloubaidy, Aziz F.
Foong, K. C.
Modeling infiltration in irrigation project
title Modeling infiltration in irrigation project
title_full Modeling infiltration in irrigation project
title_fullStr Modeling infiltration in irrigation project
title_full_unstemmed Modeling infiltration in irrigation project
title_short Modeling infiltration in irrigation project
title_sort modeling infiltration in irrigation project
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/33785/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/33785/1/33785.pdf