Irrigation and Drainage Engineering Flashcards
The maximum permissible water velocity for clay loam canal surface based on PAES 603:2016 (AMTEC, 2016).
A. 1.2 m/s
B. 1 m/s
C. 0.9 m/s
D. 0.8 m/s
D. 0.8 m/s
The minimum permissible velocity for water with sediments in lined canals based on PAES 603:2016.
A. 1.2 m/s
B. 1 m/s
C. 0.9 m/s
D. 0.80 m/s
C. 0.9 m/s
Application of water in the soil to supply moisture needed for plant growth.
A. Flooding
B. Sprinkling
C. Irrigation
D. Diverting
C. Irrigation
Loss of water from a channel during transport due to seepage and percolation.
A. Channel loss
B. Seepage loss
C. Percolation loss
D. Conveyance loss
D. Conveyance loss
Depth of water flow where the energy content is at minimum hence, no other backwater forces are involved.
A. Minimum depth
B. Critical depth
C. Energy depth
D. Normal depth
B. Critical depth
Ratio of the actual crop evapotranspiration to its potential evapotranspiration.
A. Crop ratio
B. ET ratio
C. Crop coefficient
D. Evaporation ratio
C. Crop coefficient
Moisture content of the soil when gravitational water has been removed.
A. Soil capacity
B. Gravitational moisture
C. Field capacity
D. Specific capacity
C. Field capacity
Number of days between irrigation applications.
A. Irrigation interval
B. Application interval
C. Dry interval
D. Node interval
A. Irrigation interval
Removal of excess water.
A. Squeezing
B. Run off
C. Discharging
D. Drainage
D. Drainage
Elevated section of open channel used for crossing natural depressions.
A. Parshall flume
B. Flume
C. Siphon
D. Elevated channel
B. Flume
Surveying instrument used for determining land areas in a topographic maps.
A. Aerometer
B. Erometer
C. Planimeter
D. Lysimeter
C. Planimeter
Elevation of water surface in a stream with reference to a certain datum.
A. Stage
B. Surface elevation
C. Contour
D. Water elevation
A. Stage
Facility for determining water consumptive use of crops in an open field.
A. Planimeter
B. Lysimeter
C. Consumeter
D. Crop meter
B. Lysimeter
Time required to cover an area with one application of water.
A. Irrigation interval
B. Irrigation period
C. Supply duration
D. Application time
B. Irrigation period
At optimal emitter spacing, drip emitter spacing is _ of the wetted diameter estimated from field tests.
A. 100%
B. 90%
C. 80%
D. 85%
C. 80%
Reference crop evapotranspiration is the rate of evapotranspiration from a reference surface which is a hypothetical reference crop with an assumed crop height of 0.2 m and an albedo of ____ (AMTEC, 2020).
A. 0.23
B. 0.25
C. 0.30
D. 0.32
A. 0.23
Manufacturer’s coefficient of variation is the measure of the variability of discharge of a random sample of a given make, model and size of emitter, as provided by the manufacturer and before any field operations or aging has taken place determined through a discharge test of a sample of 50 emitters under a set pressure at oC.
A. 20
B. 100
C. 50
D. 30
A. 20 (PAES 608:2016 )
Which one is the flattest canal side slope?
A. 1:1
B. 1:4
C. 4:1
D. 2:1
C. 4:1
In specifying side slope, run is written first, ex. 4:1 means horizontal run is 4.
In computing angles whether bed slope or side slope, rise is the numerator.
Some fluid mechanics and hydraulics books use Ө symbol for side angle with the vertical plane, not with the horizontal. In this case subtract Ө from 90° to get angle with the horizontal plane.
Determine the side slope angle Ө with the horizontal plane of an unlined canal with side
slope ratio (run: rise) z of 2:1.
A. 16.6 degrees
B. 26.6 degrees
C. 45 degrees
D. 60 degrees
B. 26.6 degrees
tan θ = rise/run
θ = arctan(1/2)
θ = 26.6 degrees
If the most efficient concrete canal has its side angle Ө with the horizontal plane equal to 60 degrees, what is the z value of the canal sides or the side’s horizontal run in meters per 1 meter rise? This value is commonly used in designing most efficient concrete canals.
A. 0.775
B. 0.757
C. 0.577
D. 1/0.577
C. 0.577
tan θ = 1/z
tan 60 = 1/z
z = 0.577
What is the top width at water surface level of the most efficient concrete open channel if the design depth is 5 meters? The design discharge is 100 m3/s and velocity is 2 m/s.
A. 1.29 m
B. 9.12 m
C. 12.9 m
D. 19.2 m
C. 12.9 m (Check Tambong II for solution)
What is the total top width of the most efficient concrete open channel if design depth is 5 meters? Design discharge is 100 m3/s and velocity is 2 m/s. Use 15% freeboard.
A. 12.9 m
B. 13.8 m
C. 18.3 m
D. 8.13 m
B. 13.8 m (Check Tambong II for solution)
What is the base of the most efficient trapezoidal concrete open channel if discharge is 100m3/s and velocity is 2 m/s?
A. 6.14 m
B. 12.8 m
C. 7.21 m
D. 14.6 m
A. 6.14 m (Check Tambong II for solution)
What is the bottom width for the best hydraulic cross-section (best proportion) of concrete open channel if design depth is 5 meters and side slope is 45 degrees?
A. 3 m
B. 4 m
C. 5 m
D. 6 m
B. 4 m (Check Tambong II for solution)
What is the bottom width for best hydraulic cross-section of unlined open channel for
minimum seepage if design depth is 5 meters and side slope is 45 degree?
A. 3.15 m
B. 4.15 m
C. 8.15 m
D. 6.15 m
C. 8.15 m (Check Tambong II for solution)
What is the bottom width for best hydraulic cross-section of unlined open channel with minimum seepage if design depth is 5 meters and side slope is 2:1?
A. 4.72 m
B. 7. 42 m
C. 2.47 m
D. 7.24 m
A. 4.72 m (Check Tambong II for solution)
Estimate the width and depth of concrete-lined rectangular open channel for water velocity of 2 m/s and discharge of 10 m3/s.
A. 6.1 m, 2.3 m
B. 3.2 m, 1.6 m
C. 2.5m, 5.0 m
D. 13.6 m, 3.1 m
B. 3.2 m, 1.6 m (Check Tambong II for solution)
What should be the base and depth of concrete-lined rectangular open channel for a cross-sectional area of 50 m2? Design for efficiency over proportion.
A. 10 m, 5 m
B. 12 m, 6 m
C. 2.5 m, 5 m
D. 3 m, 6 m
A. 10 m, 5 m (Check Tambong II for solution)
What should be the depth and side angle with the horizontal of concrete-lined triangular open
channel for a cross-sectional area of 50 m2?
A. 5 m, 16.6o
B. 6 m, 26.6o
C. 7 m, 45o
D. 8 m, 60o
C. 7 m, 45o (Check Tambong II for solution)
What design depth of open channel would you recommend to carry 100 cumecs or cubic meters/sec with a velocity of 5 mps? Use the most efficient of all trapezoidal cross-sections.
A. 1.4 m
B. 2.4 m
C. 3.4 m
D. 1.3 m
C. 3.4 m (Check Tambong II for solution)
If the most efficient of all trapezoidal cross sections can be used, what actual depth of open channel would you recommend to carry 100 cumecs with a velocity of 5 mps? Use 15% freeboard.
A. 3.9 m
B. 3.5 m
C. 3.6 m
D. 1.3 m
A. 3.9 m (Check Tambong II for solution)
If an unlined trapezoidal canal with best hydraulic cross-section can be used, what actual depth of open channel would you recommend to carry 10 cumecs with a velocity of 1 mps? Use 2:1 side slope and 15% freeboard.
A. 1.12 m
B. 2.12 m
C. 21.2 m
D. 2.21 m
B. 2.12 m (Check Tambong II for solution)
The moisture content of the soil when the gravitational water has been removed.
a) Available water
b) Field capacity
c) Permanent wilting point
d) Readily available moisture
b) Field capacity
It is the ratio of the dry weight of soil particles to the weight of an equal volume of water.
a) Particle density
b) Bulk density
c) Real specific gravity
d) Apparent specific gravity
d) Apparent specific gravity
These are pipelines built on or near the ground surface to convey water across wide depressions?
a. Inverted siphons
b. Siphons
c. Laterals
d. Flumes
d. Flumes
Subsurface drain system wherein laterals join the submain on both sides alternately.
a. Gridiron
b. Herringbone
c. Parallel drain system
d. Double main system
b. Herringbone
Evapotranspiration in an 8 ha farm is 7mm/day and percolation losses is 2mm/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. 150 m3/hr
b. 200 m3/hr
c. 175 m3/hr
d. 140 m3/hr
b. 200 m3/hr
Q = Ad/t
Q = [(8 ha x 10,000 m2/ha) (7 mm/day + 2 mm/day) (1m/1000mm) (5 days)] / (24 hrs x 0.75)
Q = 200 m3/hr
If the impeller speed of a centrifugal pump is
increased from 1800 rpm to 2340 rpm, the
resulting power will be how many times the
original?
a. 1.690
b. 2.197
c. 1.091
d. 1.140
b. 2.197
Darcy’s law states that the flow of water through a porous medium is?
a. Proportional to the medium’s hydraulic conductivity
b. Inversely proportional to the length of flow path
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
c. Both a and b
One liter per second is equal to?
a. 16.85 gpm
b. 15.50 gpm
c. 15.85 gpm
d. 17.35 gpm
c. 15.85 gpm
It is the ratio of the volume of voids to the
total volume of the soil.
a. Void volume
b. Bulk density
c. Porosity
d. Void density
c. Porosity
A soil sample was obtained using a cylindrical soil sampler with a 4-inch diameter and 10-inch height. After oven-drying, the sample weighed 2,470 grams. What is the soil’s bulk density.
a. 12 g/cc
b. 1.1 g/cc
c. 1200 kg/m3
d. 1.3 kg/m3
c. 1200 kg/m3
It is the water retained about individual soil particles by molecular action and can be removed only by heating.
a. Permanent wilting point
b. Hygroscopic water
c. Hydrophobic water
d. Microscopic water
b. Hygroscopic water
Compute for the brake horsepower of a pump
needed to pump-out a fluid (ρ = 1.3 g/cc) at a
rate of 300 gpm with a total head of 6 meters.
Assume pump efficiency of 60%.
a. 2.5 hp
b. 3.0 hp
c. 3.5 hp
d. 5.0 h
c. 3.5 hp
BHP = QH/3960Eff x specific gravity
A 16-ft thick confined aquifer with hydraulic
conductivity of 500 ft/day was tapped by a 4-
inch diameter shallow tube well. With a
radius of influence of 2000 ft, determine the
maximum discharge of the STW in lps.
Assume an allowable drawdown of 10 ft.
a. 16.85
b. 17.55
c. 5.59
d. 6.59
b. 17.55 lps
Q = 2pikt(he-hw)/ln(re/rw) = ft3/day convert to lps
k- hydraulic conductivity
t - thickness
he-hw - drawdown
re - radius of influence
rw - radius of well
It refers to the composite parts of the
irrigation system that divert water from
natural bodies of water such as rivers,
streams and lakes.
a. Main canal
b. Diversion canal
c. Irrigation structures
d. Headworks
d. Headworks
It is a measure of the amount of water that
the soil will retain against a tension of 15
atmospheres.
a. Readily available moisture
b. Permanent wilting point
c. Available moisture
d. Field capacity
b. Permanent wilting point
Given a shallow tubewell with maximum
discharge of 15 lps and a total dynamic head
of 7 meters. Determine the power rating of
the primemover for the pump if pump and
primemover efficiencies are 60% and 55%,
respectively.
a. 4.0 hp
b. 3.5 hp
c. 4.5 hp
d. 5.0 hp
c. 4.5 hp
P (kW) = QH/102Eff
Q - lps
H - m
What is the discharge in each sprinkler nozzle
to irrigate a rectangular piece of land 150m x
180m if the laterals are set parallel to the
longer side of the field. Sprinkler spacing is
6m x 6m, irrigation water requirement is 150
mm and irrigation period is 6 hours.
a. 0.250 lps
b. 0.375 lps
c. 0.500 lps
d. 0.125 lps
a. 0.250 lps
Qs = (150 mm/hr)(1m/1000mm)(6mx6m)(1hr/3600s)(1000L/m3) = 0.25 lps
The International Soil Science Society
describes sand as a soil particle with a
diameter of
a. 0.02 to 2 mm
b. 0.2 to 2 mm
c. 0.002 to 0.02 mm
d. 0.002 to 0.2 mm
b. 0.2 to 2 mm
Ten m3/hr is equal to
a. 2.78 lps
b. 44.03 gpm
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
c. Both a and b
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 that the consumptive use for August
is 7.5 mm/day with no rainfall and the
allowable moisture depletion is 75%.
a. 11 days
b. 9 days
c. 4 days
d. 7 days
b. 9 days
Iint = (FC – WP)(AMD) / CU
= ((200 – 105)mm x 0.75) / 7.5 mm/day
Iint = 9.5 days or 9 days
What is the depth of water in a trapezoidal
channel with a side slope of 2 and carrying a
3.2 m3/s water flow? The channel’s bottom
width is 1.5 meters and the flowing water has
a velocity of 0.85 m/s.
a. 1.8 m
b. 1.79 m
c. 1.05 m
d. 1.04 m
c. 1.05 m
Q = AV
A = Q/V = 3.2 m3
/s / 0.85 m/s = 3.765 m2
A = by + zy^2
3.765 = 1.5y + 2y^2
The localized lowering of the static or
piezometric water level due to pumping.
a. Groundwater decline
b. Drawdown
c. Subsidence
d. Depression
b. Drawdown