Civil Engineering - Irrigation - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Irrigation - Section 2 (Q.No. 34)
34.
The field capacity of a soil is 25%, its permanent wilting point is 15% and specific dry unity weight is 1.5. If the depth of root zone of a crop, is 80 cm, the storage capacity of the soil, is
8 cm
10 cm
12 cm
14 cm
16 cm
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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Animesh Mahanty said:   9 years ago
Thanks for the explanation.

Mariya said:   9 years ago
dw mean?

Explain @Badal.

Anitha chetti said:   9 years ago
Here, s = Specific gravity of soil,
d = Depth of root zone,
Fc = Field capacity,
PWP = Permanent wilting point.

Ipsita sahoo said:   10 years ago
Explain dw, sgd, [Fc-PWP]?

Badal shirbhayye said:   1 decade ago
dw = sgd[Fc- PWP].
= 1.5x80x[0.25-0.15].
= 12.

Badal shirbhayye said:   1 decade ago
How to solve?

Fazeelat said:   1 decade ago
Would you please give me the solution step?


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