Simulation of Dry Drainage to Determine the Ratio of the Width of Non-Cropped to Cropped Strip
Simulation of Dry Drainage to Determine the Ratio of the Width of Non-Cropped to Cropped Strip
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10.1061/9780784479162.200
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2015-05
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D. Ahmad;S. Abbas;Liaghat Abdolmajid;D. A. Peyman
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D. Ahmad;S. Abbas;Liaghat Abdolmajid;D. A. Peyman
Dry drainage could be considered as a natural system in which water evaporation from fallow areas controls water table depth and soil salinity in neighboring cropped area. The technique requires part of the irrigated land retirement. One of the most key design criteria for this system is to estimate the ratio of cropped to fallow Strip width. To simulate this phenomenon, a physical model with the dimensions of 60 cm length, 20 cm width and 50 cm height made of Plexiglas have been designed and built. The model was divided into two equal parts in which the first half was regularly irrigated while the other left fallow during the test. The minimum evaporation rate was 2.7 mm per day when the soil was mainly covered with salt crusts. As the measured value is close to the common drainage coefficient in most parts, hence considering a low risk, the ratio of 50% fallow area to 50% cropping is recommended. The results suggest that convenient management and salt scraping would lead to higher ratio of cropped to non-cropped ratio.