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International Journal of Constructive Research in Civil Engineering
Volume 4, Issue 3, 2018, Page No: 23-26


A Model for Calculating the Rate of Seepage and Irrigation Channel Transition Efficiency

Kaveh Ostad-Ali-Askari1*, Mohammad Shayannejad2, Saeid Eslamian2, Vijay P. Singh3, Nicolas R. Dalezios4, Morteza Soltani5, Shahide Dehghan6, Mohsen Ghane7

1.Department of Civil Engineering, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
2.Department of Water Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran.
3.Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering & Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A and M University, 321 Scoates Hall, 2117 TAMU, College Station, Texas 77843-2117, U.S.A.
4.Laboratory of Hydrology, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece & Department of Natural Resources Development and Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
5.Department of Architectural Engineering, Shahinshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahinshahr, Iran.
6.Department of Geography, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.
7.Civil Engineering Department, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University,Tehran,Iran.

Citation : Kaveh Ostad-Ali-Askari,et.al, A Model for Calculating the Rate of Seepage and Irrigation Channel Transition Efficiency International Journal of Constructive Research in Civil Engineering 2018, 4(3) : 23-26

Abstract

Seepage problem and channel transition efficiency is one of the most important issues in managing and exploiting irrigation networks. Seepage rate should be minimized in the design and construction of irrigation channels. Anyway several methods have been represented to calculate seepage rate. Some methods that are numeral have their own complexity, and some methods are empirical. Due to the fact that the nature of the flow in the channels and the seepage of the walls are spatially varied flow, in this study, the governing dynamical equation is used and combined with the Chahar and Swamee equation. The final differential equation is solved by finite difference method (FDM), and the depth and flow rates of different cross sections of a channel are obtained. From the difference of flow rate in two cross sections, the seepage flow rate can be calculated. The information required for this method is the flow rate and flow depth at a downstream control channel, the hydraulic conductivity of the channel bed, the geometric characteristics of the channel, and the distance between the water table and the bottom of the channel. This model can be used for calculation of the transmission efficiency too.


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