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END OF SEMESTER EXAMINATION - MARC

CE 9100: ADVANCED IRRIGATION ENGINEERING

(Duration: 2 hotn)

(1111a q-,!on - conlains ftw queotlons. , . , _ QUNtions. The marks to, oach
question la given - pan,nthetla)

(a) What are the facto,s to be considered when calculating irrigation water
01 (10% )
requirements other than aop water requirement?

(b) What is the definijion of effective rainfall? (20%)

(c) Civil Engineertng students of University of Jaflna have investigated and

obtained following details from Kanakambikai Kulam irrigation scheme.
Answer the question given below using following data.

Irrigation Scheme: Kanakambikai Kulam , lranamadu

Crop type - 105 day low land paddy
Season - Maha Season
Reference aop evapotranspiration : 5.5 mm/day
Crop factor : 1.2
Depth of root zone: 0.8 m
P factor : 0.6
Field capacity : 27% (by volume)
PWP : 15% (by volume)

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 Day

1
2
Monday
Tuesday
E- ralnfaH (mm)
0
15
l
3 W-y 0
4 Thursday 10
5 Friday 0
6 Saturday 5
7 Sunday 0
8 Monday 0
9 Tuesday 0

Assume that fields are irrigated up to the filed capacity on Monday (day
1) and compute the average moist\Jre content in percentage in the root
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zone in next Monday (day 8) and draw the soil moisture depletio,, ( 0'4)
pattern in a diagram.

Q2 a) What are the methods of irrigation according to technique of

applying water'? (20%)

b) Describe the main featins of a storage headwon<s and a d -

headwor1(s in an irrigation scheme. (30%)

c) Sketch the layout of an irrigation canal netwon< indicating different

rypes of hydraulic structures. Explain the functions of each of these (50%)

structures.

Q3 (a) Discuss the benefits and economic considerations in lining irrigation

canals. (20%)

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 (b) FolloWing data are given ro, Waltakachchi paddy lletds of
1ranamadu irrigation scheme,

Growing period: 16" Oct - 211"' Jan

F, = 26% (by volume)
pWP • 18% (by volume)
(3roWing Season • 105 days paddy
Depth of root zone = 500 mm,
e. = 60%

No of days Ko p.facklr
Stage

16 0.5 0.5
IS

30 0.85 0.55
CDS

45 1.3 0.6
MS

14 0.6 0.6
LS

Effective Rainfall
Month ETo (mm/month) (mm/month)

155 37
Oct

165 45
Nov

Dec 141

152 22
Jan

Compute,
(i) Gross seasonal inigation water requirament W8 ha of land is to be (35 %)

irrigated .
(ii) Gross depth of irrigation and trequency of inigation in NoV. (15%)
(ii) The average moisture content in the root zone in 4" Dec Wthe fields (SO%)

are inigaled up to F, on 27" Nov.

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04 a) What an, the factonl affecting the conveyance etllciency?

b) List down the benefits of lmgatlon.

c) Briefly explain the necessity of Irrigation?

05 a) Describe briefly the basic features of a rotational water auppty (20\i

system, highlight important factora to be conside<ed in 0perat1ng
auch a ayatem.

b) A dlatribution canal in an imgatlon scheme supplias water to three

field canata and the n u - of fields and the total area to be
irrigated from each field canal are given below.

Field canal No of fields Total area of fields (ha)

FC1 10 10
FC2 7 6
FC3 8 6.5

In gross irrigation water requirement in June is 300 mm

(i) Compute the flow rate in the distribution canal, continuoua (30o/,)
water supply method ia uaed.

(ii) Prepare an irrigation watar acheduie for one week in June to

supply weekly imgatlon water requirement in 3.5 days rolation , ff
the duration of water supply to each field ia 12 hra. Assume lha1
the maximum diacharge in a field canal ia 0.028 rn>ls. (SOl'I

Compute the flow rate in the diatribution canal In each day.

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