A R B A MI N C H U N I V E R S I T Y

I N S T I T U T E T E C H N O L O GY
D E P A R T M E N O F W A T E R R E S O U R C E S & I R R I G A T I O N E N GI N E E R I N G
I R R I G A T I O N E N GI N E E R I N G- A S S I G N M E N T O N E
G5Civil Eng’g(D,E&F)
Due Date: 26 Nov, 2014

1)An irrigation project is found at 07o44’23.9’’ N and 10052’53’’ E having an average

elevation of altitude of 1960m above mean sea level. It was proposed to increase by
producing the cotton which will be planted on 10 th March 2013 and its growth
stage parameters are given as follow:-
Crop parameter Growth stage
Initia Development Mid Late
l
Days 30 50 60 55
Crop Coefficient (Kc) 0.40 1.05 0.85
Root depth(m) 0.30 0.50 0.70 0.70
Depletion factor 0.20 0.30 0.40 0.60
(decimal)

The following weather data are available from nearby metrological station
Month Ma
y Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Temperature(oc ) 23 23 22 23 23 23 23
Rainfall (mm) 60.
6 36.9 29.5 34.1 59.0 84.9 25.00
Soil data are collected at field and show that it has 1.5 apparent specific
gravity (As), 50% field capacity (FC) and 20% permanent wilting point (PWP).
Determine depth & interval irrigation for the given crops for each month
separetly. (Hint: for reference evepotranspiration calculation use
Thornthwaite Method and for effective rainfall calculation use 80% of
total rainfall, also assume each month has 30days).

2)Using the given information below, determine i) Net depth of irrigation and
ii) Frequency of irrigation at different growth stage of the crop for a location
having Latitude of 15o S.

Month January February marc April

h
Temperature( 0 C) 20 25 18 16
Monthly % of bright sunshine 8.86 8.71 8.25 8.34
hour (p)

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 Planting date January 10th
stage Initial development Mid-season Late-
season
Growing length(days) 20 30 30 15
Crop coefficient, Kc 0.5 0.9 1.1 0.9
Rooting depth, m 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.6
Depletion factor, p 0.2 0.3 0.45 0.5

Field capacity: =20% weight basis

Permanent wilting point: =10% weight basis
Bulk density: =1.4 gm/cm3
Note: i) Each month has 30 days
ii) Calculate reference crop Evapotranspiration by Balaney Criddle Method
3)An irrigation project is found at 07o44’23.9’’ N and 10052’53’’ E having an average
elevation of altitude of 1960m above mean sea level. It was proposed to increase by
producing the following crops.
Maize, grain planting date April 1
Crop parameter Growth stage
Initia Develo Mid Late
l pment
Days 30 50 60 40
Crop Coefficient (Kc) 0.40 1.15 0.7
Root depth(m) 0.40 0.80 1.00 1.00
Depletion factor 0.25 0.30 0.40 0.60
(decimal)

Onion, dry planting date April 10

Crop parameter Growth stage
Initia Develo Mid Late
l pment
Days 15 25 70 40
Crop Coefficient (Kc) 0.40 1.15 0.7
Root depth(m) 0.20 0.50 0.60 0.60
Depletion factor(p) (d 0.25 0.35 0.50 0.70

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 Potato planting date May 15
Crop parameter Growth stage
Initia Develo Mid Late
l pment
Days 25 30 45 30
Crop Coefficient (Kc) 0.40 1.15 0.7
Root depth(m) 0.30 0.45 0.60 0.60
Depletion factor 0.30 0.40 0.55 0.70
(decimal)

Cotton planting date March 10

Crop parameter Growth stage
Initia Develo Mid Late
l pment
Days 30 50 60 55
Crop Coefficient (Kc) 0.40 1.05 0.85
Root depth(m) 0.30 0.50 0.70 0.70
Depletion factor 0.20 0.30 0.40 0.60
(decimal)

Sunflowerplanting date May 15

Crop parameter Growth stage
Initia Develo Mid Late
l pment
Days 25 35 45 25
Crop Coefficient (Kc) 0.35 1.15 0.55
Root depth(m) 0.40 0.80 1.20 1.20
Depletion factor 0.25 0.30 0.40 0.60
(decimal)

The following weather data are available from nearby metrological station
Month Jan F eb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep O ct No v De c
Temperature(oc ) 23 24 25 24 23 23 22 23 23 23 23 23
Relative
Humidity (%) 49 44 50 62 66 63 62 61 58 63 58 50
Rainfall (mm) 4 6 .1 4 4 .3 7 4 .6 1 4 8 .9 1 4 0 .6 7 6 .9 6 9 .5 7 4 .1 9 9 .0 1 2 4 .9 7 5 .0 5 1 .1
Windspeed
(m/sec) at 1m 0 .8 4 0 .9 0 0 .9 6 0 .9 4 1 .0 8 1 .1 7 1 .0 8 1 .0 6 1 .0 3 0 .8 4 0 .7 5 0 .8 0

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The following soil data are collected at field and show that the soil has 1.5 apparent
specific gravity 40% field capacity and 17% permanent wilting point. Determine
irrigation interval in days for the given crops for each month separetly.(Hint: for
reference evepotranspiration calculation use Blaney criddle Method, Thornthwaite
Method and Penman Formula, for effective rainfall calculation use 85% of total
rainfall) assume each month has 30days.
4)The following monthly mean climatic data is given for June for a site located at 400
latitude:
Tmax=280c RHmin=430c U2-m-height=6m/s
Tmin=15 c
0 n/N=0.72
Compute the monthly mean reference ET in mm/day using the FAO Blaney-Criddle
Method.

5)Given the following data:

a ) Climatic data
Station: Arbaminch latitude : 6.050 Elevation : 1200m
Month Temp , oc RH ,% U0.5m Sunshine hrs Max. daily
sunshine
hrs
Max. Min. Max. Min. m/s n , hrs N , hrs
Jan. 28.5 18.2 79 47 1.6 5.5 12
Feb. 30.3 17.5 78 48 1.1 7.9 12
Mar. 30.2 18.1 78 45 1.4 6.9 12

Radiation data
Net Radiation for February month , Rn = 5mm/d
FAO C factor , C = 1.2
Maximum monthly sunshine hours for the month February = 360
Compute the reference evapotranspiration for the month February using
FAO modified Blaney Criddle method
Thornwaith method
Modified Penman Method and comment for the variation on the methods.

6)A grower uses one of the FAO methods to schedule irrigation on tomato for the first
30 days after planting. The average computed reference ET rate during this period
is 5mm/d. The total crop ET for this period is 97.5mm. What is the frequency of
irrigation and/or rainfall in days?
7)compute the mean monthly ETo for grass in mm/d using FAO Blaney-Criddle
Method Given the following information;
Latitude=100N Tmax=270 RHmin=60%
RHmax=95% U2-m-height=5.4m/s
Tmin=13 0

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 8)The following data are given for a single day at a particular tropical location:
Tmean=180 J =0.6675mb/oc RHmin=65%
' =1.098mb/0c RHmax=90% U2-m-height=256km/d
n=6.1mm N=9.0mm

Compute the FAO modified Penman estimate of the ETo for grass in mm/d.

9)a sunflower crop is planted on 15th May in a very arid region which experience low
relative humidities and low winds. The initial period crop coefficient is 0.5.
Compute the crop coefficient for 20 June.
10) The following data were obtained in determining the soil moisture content at
successive depths in the root zone prior to applying irrigation water:
Depth of sampling(cm) Wt. of moist soil Oven dry wt. of soil
sample(gm) sample(gm)
0-25 134.6 126.82
25-50 136.28 127.95
50-75 122.95 115.32
75-100 110.92 102.64
The bulk density of the soil in the root zone is 1.5gm/cc. the available moisture
holding capacity of the soil was 17.8cm/m depth. Determine:
The moisture content at the different depth in the root zone
Moisture content in the root zone at time of irrigation
Net depth of water to be applied to bring the moisture content to field capacity, and
Gross irrigation requirement at an estimated field irrigation efficiency of 70%
11) A tube well having a capacity of 4000l/hr operates 20 hr each day during the
irrigation season. How much area can it command if the irrigation interval is 20 days
and depth of irrigation is 7cm?
12) Determine the size of stream required irrigating an area of 15 ha in a region having no
effective rainfall and where the peak consumptive use is 5mm/d. the irrigation system is
operated 12 hrs each day. The irrigation efficiency is 50%.
13) An area of 1ha was irrigated in 10 hrs with a stream of 30 l/s. depth of the root zone
was 1m and available moisture holding capacity 16cm/m. irrigation was given when
50% of available moisture was depleted. Water application efficiency was 60%,
determine the water storage efficiency.

Do as an Assignment (2-13)
HINT: after due date ur assignment is invalid

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