Spread Sheets for Laterals Spacing Design Application on Mit Kenana Area in Egypt
Journal Title: International Journal of Plant & Soil Science - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 4
Abstract
Mit Kenana area, 40 km North of Cairo, represents the eastern fringes of the Nile Delta in Egypt. Existing laterals spacing design of Mit Kenana area is reviewed. Then spread sheets are employed to obtain laterals spacing, which is referred to as spread sheet design. Microsoft Excel software, as instance for spread sheets, is employed to get the laterals spacing design of steady state subsurface drainage systems. The most suitable and popular Hooghoudt equation is used to get the spacing L, including the equivalent depth. Given data are depth to the impermeable layer, radius of the pipe lateral, hydraulic conductivities of the soil above and below drain level, elevation of the water table midway between the drains, and drainage rate. The lateral spacing L is assumed. Calculations are done through the spread sheet and the final result of L is obtained. Check for the obtained L is established with respect to the assumed value. Also, another check is employed for the equivalent depth de. Almost identical results are accomplished by spread sheet design compared with the existing design. Laterals spacing design for steady state subsurface drainage systems employing spread sheets is efficient, accurate, quick, easy and simple.
Authors and Affiliations
Alaa Nabil El-Hazek
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP316763
- DOI 10.9734/IJPSS/2017/32845
- Views 124
- Downloads 0
Investigating the Effects of Atmospheric Gaseous Pollutants on the Vegetation of Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanical Garden in Istanbul, Turkey: A Case Study and Survey
We assessed the effects of gaseous air pollutants on the vegetation of the Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanic Garden in Istanbul, Turkey, based on the physiological responses of common specie Fraxinus angustifolia as it is the mos...
Yellow Vein Mosaic Disease of Okra: A Recent Management Technique
Yellow vein mosaic is a devastating disease of okra, caused by monopartite and bipartite begomovirus and associate satellites. Yield loss due to this virus is quite high, up to 80-94 percent is reported under heavy infec...
Responses of Leaf Stomatal Parameters to Induced Water Stress and its Relationship with Stomatal Conductance in False Horn Plantain
Water deficit is one of the most important environmental factors affecting agricultural production especially in rainfed cropping systems. To understand how morphological and physiological factors interact, a study was c...
Amino Acid Patterns in the Aerial Parts of Echium L. and Anchusa L. Growing in the Sand Dunes of Turkey
Two species species of Echium and two of Anchusa growing naturally in the sand dunes were analysed for total protein and amino acid compositions in their aerial parts. Total protein contents were detected between 7.55%...
Assessment of Handling Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) Grains in Production Areas
A postharvest handling farm survey was conducted on sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) grains as an alternative staple crop adapted in arid and semi-arid lands. The objective of the study was to determine postharvest ha...