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point is 13%. Find the storage capacity in 80 cm
CPWD ASSIGNMENT&PRACTICE PAPER depth of the soil, if the dry unit weight of the soil is
1.5 g/cc. If the irrigation water is to be supplied
when the average soil moisture falls to 18%, find the
CHAPTER 6:IRRIGATION ENGINEERING water depth required to be supplied to field if the
field application efficiency is 80%. What is the
SYLLABUS: Definition, Necessity, Benefits, III effects amount of water needed at the canal outlet if the
of irrigation, types and methods of irrigation. Hydrology water lost in the water course and the field channel
– Measurement of rainfall, run off coefficient, rain gauge, is 15% of the outlet discharge ?
losses from precipitation – evaporation, infiltration, etc.
Water requirement of crops, duty, delta and base period, 6. Design a regime channel to carry a discharge of
Kharif and Rabi Crops, Command area, Time factor, Crop 100 cumecs in a soil having a silt factor of 1 . 1 , using
ratio, Overlap allowance, Irrigation efficiencies. Different Lacey's theory. Assume side slopes of 0.5 horizontal
1.0 vertical.
type of canals, types of canal irrigation, loss of water in
canals. Canal lining – types and advantages. Shallow and
7. Estimate the average depth of precipitation, from
deep to wells, yield from a well. Weir and barrage, Failure depth-area curve, that may be expected over an area
of weirs and permeable foundation, Slit and Scour, of 2400 sq. km, due to the storm of 27th September,
Kennedy’s theory of critical velocity. Lacey’s theory of 1978, lasting for 24 hours, assuming the storm centre
uniform flow. Definition of flood, causes and effects, to be located at the centre of the area. The isohyetal
map for the storm gave the areas enclosed between
methods of flood control, water logging, preventive different isohyets as follows :
measures. Land reclamation, Characteristics of affecting
Isohyet 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12
fertility of soils, purposes, methods, description of land
in mm
and reclamation processes. Major irrigation projects in
Enclose 543 134 203 254 295 32 353 371 38 39
India.
d area in 6 0 5 5 80 5 0 80 15
sq. km
1. a) Write a short note on Night Irrigation.(15 Hence, determine the depth of rain fall due to the
marks) storm, that may be expected to be recorded by a rain
gauge placed at the storm centre.
b) Give a brief account of the drawbacks in
Kennedy's theory(cpwd 2013, 15 marks) 8. A canal takes off a reservoir to irrigate the areas as
shown in the table. 40% of t he water required for
irrigation is assumed to be available directly from
2. Explain the term Base period and Crop period. precipitation. Channel conveyance losses are 15%.
After how many days will you order irrigation in Reservoir losses are 10%. What would be the
order to ensure healthy growth of crops if : capacity of the reservoir needed? (The reservoir is to
be filled only once a year) :
(i)Field capacity of soil = 29% Crop Base period Duty of Area under
the field
(days) (ha/Cum crop, (ha)
(ii)Permanent wilting point = 11% ec)
(iii)Density of soil = 1300 kg/m3 Wheat 120 1800 500
320 800 600
(iv)Effective depth of root zone = 700 mm
Sugarca
(v)Daily consumptive use of water of the given crop ne
Rice 120 900 300
= 12 mm (cpwd 2012, 20 marks)
Cotton 200 1400 1200
3. write short notes on consumptive use of water Bajra 100 1200 500
(cpwd 2011, 15 marks)
9. Design a channel by Lacey's theory for 40 cumecs
4. Give a list on preventive measureas of Water capacity. The side slopes may be assumed to be 1:1.
logging and explain any two of them in detail The average size of the bed materials may be taken
as 0.8 mm.
5. b) Enumerate the assumptions made in Lacey’s
theory of canal designs. (SSC 2014) 10. Define the following :
(a) Field irrigation requirement (b) water
application efficiency (c) water storage efficiency
PRACTICE PAPERS (d) Water distribution efficiency (e) Consumptive
5. Wheat is to be grown in field having a field use(IES)
capacity equal to 27% and the permanent wilting
11. What is crop calendar ? Illustrate the same.(IES)

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12. Determine the discharge of distributary at the
tail end from the following data: rice 2500 120 120 864

Gross command area (GCA)=20000 ha 18. The irrigated area of a water course is 800 ha
Cultivable command area (CCA)=70% .The intensity of rice in this area is 65% .The
Losses beyond tail end =1 m3/s (IES) duration for transplantation of rice crop is 15 days
and the total depth of water required by the crop is
Kharif Rice Irrigation Kor Kor is 60 cm on the field during transplantation period.
intensity depth period The useful rain falling during the transplantation
period is 15 cm .Find the duty of the irrigation water
15% 19 cm 2.5 for the crop on the field during transplantation at
weeks the head of the channel ,and at the head of
distributary , if the loss of water in the water course
Rabi wheat Irrigation Kor Kor is 25% .Also find the discharge Q in the water
intensity depth period course.

30% 13.5cm 4weeks 19. Define duty delta and base period of a crop and
express the relationship connecting them. Explain
sugarcane Irrigation Kor Kor briefly with the help of a diagram the concept of
intensity depth period frequency of irrigation?

10% 16.6cm 4weeks
13. The depths of moisture in root zone at field
capacity and permanent wilting point per meter
depth of soil are 0.5 m/m and 0.2 m/m respectively
.Compute the field capacity and permanent wilting
point .Take dry unit weight of soil as 13.73
kN/m?(IES)
20. A loam soil has a field capacity of 25% and
wilting coefficient of 10%. The dry unit weight of
soil is 1.5 g/cc. If the root zone depth is 60 cm,
determine the storage capacity of the soil .Irrigation
water supplied , when moisture content falls to 15%
.If the water application efficiency is 75% .Determine
the water depth required to be applied in the field.

14. Find the width of elementary gravity dam ,

whose height is 100 m , specific gravity of a dam
material is 2.2 and seepage coefficient at the base
C=0.8 (IES)

15. What is a furrow ? Give the names of some row

crops .State the advantages of sprinkler irrigation
method over surface irrigation method.(IES)

16. What is a cross drainage work? What are the

various types of cross drainage works?(IES)

17.For the data given in the table taking kor depths

and kor periods for wheat as 13.5 cm and 4 weeks
respectively and for rice as 19.0 cm and 2.5 weeks
respectively .Compute the average discharge
requirement and peak demand. (IES)

crop Area Total Base Aver

under depth(cm) perio age duty
crop(hect d (ha/c
are) (days umec
) )

whea 5000 37.5 140.0 3225.

t 60

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