SUNSARI-MORANG

IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

IRRIGATION CANAL LONGITUDINAL & CROSS

SECTION DRAWING AND QUANTITY OFFTAKE
PACKAGE

USER’S REFERENCE MANUAL

MARCH, 2004

GPO Box 1062, Kathmandu, Nepal

Phone : 977-01-4473923/4476182
Email : [email protected]
INTRODUCTION:

SW_Canal_2004: software for irrigation canal design works.

SW_Canal_2004 is software package for the new and existing canal design work. It has been
entirely developed by SOFTWEL (P) Ltd. SW_Canal_2004 runs in Windows platform. The
executive modules are programmed in Visual Basic. This encompasses many different areas
of expertise, which provide a means of storing, processing, analyzing, retrieving and using
data.

SW_Canal_2004 takes input data from excel template file where all the field data are entered
and design work is completed .After reading the required data from the excel sheet, it draws
canal profile and cross-section as per data.

Sw_Canal is also able to draw plan with boundary lines taking the cross-section points as the
guiding points for the boundary.

The software has been implemented successfully in a number of projects undertaken by WELINK

Consultants (P) Ltd.

INSTALLATION AND SOFTWARE INITIALIZATION

INSTALLATION:

SOFTWEL: SW_CANAL_2004 is provided in a CD. The program should be installed

from the CD every time you run the program. Simple instructions should be followed to
install the program.

a) The CD-ROM contains the Directory SW_CANAL_2004

b) Open this directory and run the Setup Icon (by double clicking)
c) Select directory of installation as “C:\SOFTWEL\ SW_CANAL_2004” and follow the
instructions from screen for proper installation.
(In older versions of WIN 95/98, the program may ask to restart the computer.)
d) The program will automatically generate a shortcut in “Program” menu as SOFTWEL
PROGRAMS-> SW_CANAL_2004

After installing the program you should first initialize it, and then only it becomes ready
to run.

SOFTWARE INITIALIZATION

The SW_CANAL_2004 program is protected through software lock. While operating the
SW_CANAL_2004 program for the first time, the computer displays code for Computer ID for
that computer on which the program is running. At that time, the program should be initialized
with proper unlock code supplied by SOFTWEL otherwise the program will not be executed.

Fig: 1
SW_CANAL_2004

3.1 Contents of SW_CANAL_2004

The following files are associated with this program:

1. SW_CANAL_2004.exe: Main executive module for irrigation canal design
2. PRO_IRR_2004.exe:Executable file for new profile drawing.
3. CRO_IRR_2004.exe:Executable file for new cross-section drawing.
4. PRO_IRR_Existing.exe: Executable file for existing canal profile drawing.
5. CRO_IRR_Existing.exe: Executable file for existing canal cross-section drawing.
6. Irr_New_Canal_Sample.xls: Sample file for design work of new irrigation canal.
7. Irr_Existing_Canal_Sample.xls:Sample file for design work of existing irrigation canal.
8. Irr_2004_blank.dwg:AutoCAD 2000 Template file for the drawings.

Note:
All these files are supplied as “Read Only” so that the format is protected. All these files
except for the Excel File should always be in the same directory.

CONTENTS OF THE DATA FILE:

1.Introduction sheet:
2.Alignment :

The data collected from site is entered in the form of Ip number,Easting(X-Cor),Northing (Y-Cor) and
radius of curve as shown in table.

The element for the horizontal curve are calculated in alignment Sheet by formula that are attached in
the sheet and the the results should be as shown in tables.
3.Profile:
The column with blue colored text in the profile sheet is the column where required data obtained from
field is entered for the profile design. According to the data , the formula attached in the excel sheet
calculate all the parameters and the iteration involved in the calculation is completed by running macro
by pressing short cut key “Ctrl + a” at corresponding cell of the “column J”.

The design data for output is obtained simply printing the required table from the profile excel sheet.

4.Cross-Section:

The cross-section data are collected from field and entered into this sheet named “Cross”, in the format
given in the first table. No one is allowed to insert or delete column before the tables given in the
sheet.

First table is the cross-data entry table where all the cross-data are entered with the their bank width
and cut fill slope according to the soil type.

Second table is for the output table for section area calculated by program. The sectional area of the
cross-section is calcuated by program during the processing of the cross-section and the program puts
the section area in this table during process of cross-drawing after the process.

The tables that are found inside “Cross” sheet are given in next page.

Note:
The sheets “Profile” and “Cross” are used in new canal design .

In case if Exsiting Canal is to be designed then use another excel sample file.
Other two sheets named “Pro_Existing” and “Cro_Existing” are similar to the sheets “Profile” and
“Cross” respectively , but they are separately placed together for the existing canal design.
PROCEDURES FOR RUNNING PROGRAM:

1. Open AutoCAD template file named “Irr_2004_blank.dwg” and save it to another file name
by save as command from the file menu.
2. Similary open excel data file named “Irr_Sample_2004.xls” and again save it to another name
by save as command from the file menu.
3. Now Run program “SW_CANAL_2004” by command shown below.
• Start->programs->Softwel->SW_CANAL_2004
Then the program appears giving outlook shown below.

Drawing Alignment:

Confirm that all the data required for the alignment are entered into the sheet named “Alignment” of
the data file.

Click Draw->Alignment.

This command will inform the program to read data from the alignment sheet of data file and draw the
center line of the canal alignment in the AutoCAD drawing file currenting opened and alignment may
look like below.
Drawing Profile:

Select first column titled “Stretches” upto required columns from sheet named “Profile” as shown in
figure below.

Click Draw->new profile

then this command will show new form shown below.

Now adjust the horizontal scale ,vertical scale and plot length for the sheeting planning. If the profile
should show horizontal curve along the alignment , tick the check box “Include H.Curve.”
Click “Execute” .

This command will draw profile for the canal as shown below.

Typical Profile of the Canal

Drawing Cross-Section:

Select the range of cells in excel sheet named “Cross” upto required number of cross-section as shown
below.

click Draw->new Cross-section

This command will show anthor form for drawing cross-section.

Now give proper horizonal and vertical scale and the sheet planning data like no. of rows, no. of
columns, row distance and column distance.

Click command button “DRAW X-Sections” . Then this program will prompt the user for giving a
name for a file to dump the cross-sections points that will be used by main program
“SW_CANAL_2004” while drawing boundary (or property lines ) for the canal as shown below.
Now give proper name for file that will save giving extention name “.cs”(e.g 333.cs) and click save
button of the save dialog box. Then the program will start drawing selected cross-section in the
AutoCAD drawing file. The cross-section output of the program will shown as below.

Typical Cross-section of Canal with water level

If only boudary points for the canal (without cross-section drawing ) is required , the button “Dump
Boundary Points” can be used. The file saving for the boudary points are same as mentioned above.

Note:-

If canal design work is done for existing canal , then sheets named “Pro_existing” and “Cro_existing”
should be used and the steps involved in the drawing are same as the steps mentioned above.
But the commands used will be as shown below.

For drawing existing profile.

For drawing existing Cross-Seciton.

Drawing Boundary for Canal:

Click Utility->Draw boundary as shown below.

then the program will prompt user to open the boundary file previously saved having extension “.cs” as
shown in figure .

Select correct boundary file and click “Open” button of the dialogue box. Then the program will ask
the starting chainage for the alignment (which is going to be selected from AutoCAD drawing file.)

Give the correct starting chainage and click “Ok”.

Then program will allow user to select alignment in AutoCAD drawing at start of the alignment and
end of the alignment so that program can recognize the starting point for the alignment.

[Note:
While selecting the alignment from AutoCAD drawing read the message in the command
prompt of the AutoCAD carefully and do what suggest by the program systematically.]
The final plan drawing with boundary will give appearance as shown below.

Typical Plan of canal with its boundary lines fixed by cross-sections