De Ocampo, Ma. Celeste S.

2018115107/A1 July 07,2020

CE 141-2 SW 7-7-2020

Solve the following:

1. A recently irrigated field plot has on Day 1the total available soil moisture at its maximum
values of 15 cm. If the reference crop evapotranspiration is 7.5 mm / day, calculate the actual
evapotranspiration on Day 1, Day 6, and Day 7. Assume soil-water depletion factor p = 0.20
and crop factor K = 0.8

GIVEN:
- Total available Soil water (Taw)= 150mm
- Soil Water depletion factor (p)= 0.20
- Average crop factor (K)= 0.8
- Reference crop evapotranspiration ET c=7.5mm /day

SOLUTION:

Day 1:

Actual Available Soil Water(AASW) = 150−7.5∗1

AASW 142.5
AASW =142.5[ ET ¿¿ c ]adj = [ ]
( 1− p ) Taw [
ET c∗K ¿[ ET ¿¿ c ]adj =
]
( 1−0.20 ) 150
∗7.5∗0.8 ¿

[ ET ¿¿ c ]adj =7.125 mm ¿

Day 6:

Actual Available Soil Water(AASW) = 150−7.5∗6

AASW =105
105
[ ET ¿¿ c ]adj =
[ ]
( 1−0.20 ) 150
∗7.5∗0.8 ¿

[ ET ¿¿ c ]adj =5.25 mm ¿

Day : 7

Actual Available Soil Water(AASW) = 150−7.5∗7

AASW =97.5
97.5
[ ET ¿¿ c ]adj =
[ ]
( 1−0.20 ) 150
∗7.5∗0.8 ¿

¿𝑐]𝑎𝑑𝑗=4.875𝑚𝑚

2. During an actual storm that occurred on a 200-acre drainage area, the average hourly
precipitation depths were given in the accompanying table:
De Ocampo, Ma. Celeste S. 2018115107/A1 July 07,2020

HOUR HOURLY RAINFALL

(in.)
1 0
2 0.1
3 0.3
4 0.7
5 1.9
6 3.6-
7 1.1
8 0.4
9 0

The volume of surface runoff from this storm was measured as 100 acre-ft. Calculate the
apparent Ø-index for the drainage area using the table above.

SOLUTION:

100 acre−ft
Rainfall=( 0.1+0.3+ 0.7+1.9+3.6+1.1+0.4 ) ( 1 ) Rainfall=8.1∈. Runoff =
200 acre
( 8.1−6 ) ∈. ¿.
Runoff =0.5 ft .∨6∈. index= index =0.2625
8 hr hr .

3. If in Problem #2, the soil is a clay loam, estimate a correct value of k assuming a reasonable
value of fc = 0.15 in/hr, and fo is 1.5 in./ hr. ( Using Horton’s Equation )

GIVEN:
t=8 f 0=1.5f c =0.15 f =1.0125
SOLUTION:

(f ¿ ¿ 0−f c )
f =f c + ( f 0−f c ) e−kt Integrateft=f c t + −tk
(1−e )¿
k

( 1.5−0.15 )
6=0.15 ( 8 ) + ( 1−e−8 k )k =0. 240 h r−1
k