DAR ES SALAAM INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

MODULE: IRRIGATION ENGINEERING

CLASS: B. ENG 07 June 2010

TEST
TIME: 60 Minutes

Answer ALL Questions

1. What is the purpose irrigation?

2. Irrigation has advantages and disadvantages, mention any two disadvantages of irrigation

3. Explain the term crop water requirement

4. What is the importance of leaching water as applied in irrigation?

5. Differentiate the following terms as applied in soil moisture classification

(i) Field capacity
(i) Available moisture to the plant
(ii) Permanent wilting point

6. The Moisture content at Field Capacity of a clay Loam Soil is 38% by weight while that at permanent Wilting
point is 24% by weight. Root zone depth Is 1 m and the Bulk Density Is 1.02 g/cm 3. Estimate the gross depth
of Irrigation required If the Irrigation Efficiency Is 0.7.

7. (i) Define the term ‘conveyance efficiency’ as applied in irrigation engineering

(ii) 45 m3 of water was pumped into a farm distribution system. 38 m 3 of water is delivered to a
turn out (at head ditch) which is 2 km from the well. Compute the Conveyance Efficiency.