| Author | Joseph, Saji |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. AE-88-04 |
| Subject(s) | Irrigation farming
|
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | A study has been made to evaluate the effect of spatial
variability of soil physical properties on design of level basin
method of irrigation. Infiltration characteristics were scaled to
simulate the effect of spatial variability. The study describes
a procedure for designing level basin method of irrigation using
volume balance as well as zero inertia approaches taking soil
variability into account. Water front advance as predicted by
zero inertia model for spatially varying infiltration has been
compared with the observed advance trajectory and discussed . Model simulation at predetermined space increments rather than at
specified time increments was utilized. Spatially varying
infiltration simulations as obtained from volume balance and zero
inertia approaches are compared wi th spatially uniform
infiltration. The application efficiency and distr ibution
uniformity for spatially varying and spatially uniform soil
physical properties were investigated. |
| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Agricultural and Food Engineering (AE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Murty, V.V.N |
| Examination Committee(s) | Mizutani, Masakazu ;Paudyal, Guna N.
|
| Scholarship Donor(s) | The British Government |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1988 |