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Area 2 Depth of Irrigation Key
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (University of the Philippines Los Banos)
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Sample Problem
1. Given the following cumulative infiltration equation: F = 8.1t-0.32e-12.9t
where F is in mm and t is in hours. If the rainfall intensity after 20 minutes is 10.0 mm/hr, the actual rate of
infiltration is
a. 10.0 mm/hr b. 21.5 mm/hr c. 15.2 mm/hr d. 8.2 mm/hr
2-5. In a 5-ha area, it was determined that the soil volumetric field capacity and permanent wilting points are
25% and 15% respectively. Crop consumptive use is 5mm/day, application efficiency is 80% and irrigation
application rate is 32m3/hr. The allowable soil moisture depletion is 60%, apparent specific gravity is 1.2
and the depth of root zone is 0.8m.
2. Determine the net depth of irrigation water to be applied.
A. 80 mm B. 48 mm C. 24 mm D. 36 mm
3. Determine the gross depth of irrigation water to be applied.
A. 100 mm B. 60 mm C. 64 mm D. 38 mm
4.The irrigation interval in days is ______.
A. 10 B. 5 C. 9 D. 4
5. Compute for the irrigation period in hours.
A. 93 B. 47 C. 230 D. 94
6. The soil has a field capacity of 22% and a permanent wilting point of 12% both on a dry mass basis. The
apparent specific gravity is 1.4. If the rootzone depth is 1.0 m and the management allowable deficit is 50%,
the net application depth is:
A. 50 mm B. 60 mm C. 70 mm D. 80 mm
7. If the farm water requirement is 21.6 mm/day, the water duty is:
A. 1.5 lps/ha B. 2.0 lps/ha C. 2.5 lps/ha D. 3.0 lps/ha
8. How many sprinklers with spacing of 7m x 7m are needed to irrigate a rectangular piece of land 125 m x
190m if the laterals are set parallel to the longer side of the field?
A. 503 B. 504 C.486 D.485
9. A 5-ha cornfield was irrigated for 12 hrs at a discharge of 250 lps. If the average depth of water stored in the
rootzone as a result of irrigation was observed to be 160 mm, the application efficiency is:
A. 70% B. 72% C. 74% D. 76% E. 80%
10. Corn grown in a 75 m by 120 m rectangular area is irrigated using furrow. The furrow lengths are parallel to
the shorter side. The furrow spacing is 50 cm and the gross application depth is 100 mm. If the inflow rate to
irrigate ach furrow is 0.4 lps, the time needed to irrigate each furrow is:
A. 2 hrs B. 2.4 hrs C. 2.6 hrs D. 2.8 hrs
11. Sugarcane is to be irrigated using sprinkler irrigation. The sprinkler spacing is 12.2 m while the lateral
spacing is 18.3 m. The soil water holding capacity is 120 mm/m, crop rooting depth is 1.0 m and
management allowable deficit is 45%. If the irrigation period is 12 hrs and the application efficiency is 70%,
the required sprinkler discharge is:
A. 0.2 lps B. 0.3 lps C. 0.4 lps D. 0.5 lps
12. The following infiltration capacity equation has been derived based on experimental data:
f=8.1+4.1e-12.9t, where f is in mm/hr and t is in hr. The cumulative infiltration in mm after 30 minutes is:
A. 4.0mm B. 4.4mm C. 4.6mm D. 5.0mm
13. Determine the average monthly rainfall in a 500-ha watershed based on the rainfall data for September of 5
rainfall gaging stations. The areas of the corresponding Thiessen polygons are also indicated.
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A. 1747 mm B. 1774 mm C. 17470 mm D. 17740 mm
14. One thousand two hundred and fifty cubic meters of water was delivered to a 10-ha farm for the month of
June in which the consumptive use is estimated at 8 mm/day. The effective rainfall for the period was 150
mm. What is the irrigation efficiency?
a. 72% b. 73% c. 74% d. 71%
15. Determine the irrigation interval for a farm with soil root zone having a field capacity of 200 mm and a
wilting point of 105 mm. Assume the consumptive use for August is 7.5 mm/day with no rainfall and the
allowable moisture depletion is 75%
a. 9 days b. 10 days c. 11 days d. 12 days
16. The total rainfall for the month of May was 600 mm as measured by a USWB standard rainguage (8 inches
in diameter). Determine the average daily rainfall for the month.
a. 19.4 mm b. 14.9 mm c. 90.4 mm d. 49.0 mm
17. The soil has a field capacity of 22% and a permanent wilting point of 12 %, both on a dry mass basis. The
apparent specific gravity is 1.4. If the rootzone depth is 1.0 m and the management allowable deficit is 50%,
the net application depth is
a. 40 mm b. 50 mm c. 60 mm d. 70 mm
18. If a 300 mm depth of soil, with a porosity of 48%, residual moisture content of 20% volume basis and
apparent specific gravity of 1.1, is to be soaked for 5 days, the land soaking requirement should be
a. 8.64 mm/day b. 15.0 mm/day c. 15.6 mm/day d. 60.0 mm/day
19. Evaporation in a 19.77-acre farm is 7mm/day and percolation losses are 2 mm/day. What is the design
discharge of a canal to be able to deliver a 5 – day requirement of the farm in 24 hours. If irrigation
efficiency is 75%.
a) 150m3/hr b) 175 m3/hr c) 140 m3/hr d) 200m3/hr
20. A 50 – ha plantation is to be irrigated by furrows. The depth of root zone is 1m. the consumptive use is
8mm/day, the readily available moisture is 15cm/m, the losses due to deep percolation and conveyance are
15% and 10%, respectively. Estimate the required irrigation capacity in m3/s:
a) 0.058 b) 1.58 c) 0.580 d) 5.81
21. If the speed of an irrigation centrifugal pump is increased by 30%, the power requirement is increased by:
a) 2.197 b) 1.297 c) 3.297 d) 0.997
22. What is the design throw of the sprinkler nozzles if sprinkler spacing is 8m x 8m with 45% overlap?
a) 11.6m b) 5.8m c) 12.4 m d) 9.6m
23. A sprinkler spacing of 15m x 18m and an application rate of 12mm/hr will require a sprinkler with a capacity
of
a) 0.75 lps b) 7.5 lps c) 9 lps d) 0.9 lps
24. A 30-minute duration rainfall (R in mm) from a recording rain gauge was plotted against time (t in min). An
equation of the form R = 0.1 +0.333*t (R2 = 0.99) was obtained. Determine the rainfall intensity in mm/hr.
a) 20mm/hr b) 15mm/hr c) 100mm/hr d) 10mm/hr
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25. If the impeller speed is increased from 1800 rpm to 2340 rpm, the resulting power will be how many times
than the original?
a) 1.690 b) 1.091 c) 1.140 d) 2.197
26. Three tanks are installed side by side in a field to measure the evapotranspiration of rice. Tank A is
bottomless and is cropped. Tank B is bottomless but is uncropped. Tank C has a bottom and is uncropped. If
the water losses after 2 rainless days are as follows:
Tank A - 14.0 mm
Tank B - 10.0 mm
Tank C - 5.0 mm
The actual crop evapotranspiration is
a. 4.0 mm/day b. 4.5 mm/day c. 5.0 mm/day d. 9.0 mm/day e. 10 mm/day
27. Delivery of 0.5m3/s to a 74 – acre field is continued for 40 hrs. Tailwater flow is estimated at 1548.39 gpm.
Soil water measurement after the irrigation indicates that 6.3 in. of water has been stored in the root zone.
Compute the application efficiency.
a) 57 b) 47 c) 77 d) 67
28. A sharp-edged cylinder 7.5 cm in diameter is carefully driven into the soil. A 4.724 inches column of soil is
obtained. The fresh and dry masses of the soil sample are 910.6 and 736.3 grams, respectively. Assume
particle density of the soil is 2600 kg/m3. Determine the percent porosity.
a) 40 b) 36.5 c) 46.5 d) 56.5
29. How much water should be applied to a 6-ha farm where the rooting depth is 80 cm if it is in its permanent
wilting point? Volumetric moisture contents are 0.15 and 0.32 for permanent wilting point and field
capacity, respectively.
a. 7,200 m3 b. 6,120 m3 c. 15,360 m3 d. 8,160 m3
30. Compute the land soaking requirement for a soil (depth of rootzone = 30cm) with residual moisture content
of 16% by weight, bulk density of 1,200 kg/m3 and porosity of 45%. Standing water for planting is 25 mm.
a. 136.4 mm b. 102.4 mm c. 77.4 mm d. 111.4 mm
