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Irrigation Engg Lec 05
Irrigation Engg Lec 05
O F I R R I G AT I O N C H A N N E L S
Chapter No 04
By
Santosh Kumar Garg
Example 4.1.
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Example 4.2.
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Lining of Irrigation Canals
and Economics of Lining
Chapter No. 5
Santosh Kumar
• Lining of canal:
• Annual Benefits:
Irrigation water is sold to the cultivators at a certain rate. Let this rate be
rupees R1 per cumec. If m cumecs of water is saved by lining the canal,
annually, then the money save by lining = mR1 rupees. Lining will also
reduce maintenance cost. The average cost of annual upkeep of unlined
channel can be worked out from previous records. Let it be Rs. R2 If p is
the percentage fraction of the saving achieved in maintenance cost by
lining the canal, then the amount saved = pR2 rupees.
• Annual Costs:
If the capital expenditure required on lining is “C” rupees and the lining
has a life of say “y” years, then the annual depreciation charges will be
C/Y rupees.
If “r” percent is the rate of annual simple interest, then a locked up capital
of “C” rupees would earn, annually rupees as interest charges, and since
the capital value of
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Design of Lined Irrigation Channels
Irrigation canals should be aligned and laid out, so that the
velocity of flow is uniform under all conditions, and so that
the water reaches the irrigated area at an elevation sufficient
to ensure even and economical distribution. High velocities
of flow can be permitted by taking the advantage of hard
wearing surface, so as to ensure a hydraulically efficient
channel.
Very high flow velocities, even if not damaging to lining, do
entail extra expenditure at turnouts, and require higher walls
to take care of pulsations or wave action. While aligning the
channel, sharp curves should also be avoided, as they not
only reduce the velocity of flow, but also require higher
walls on the outside to retain the water as it rounds the
curve.
Channel Cross sections:
Solution:
Using Mannings Formula:
• The channel is assumed to be trapezoidal consider the
following section for design having side slope 1-1/2 : 1 i.e.
• Ignoring –ve sign we have y= 3.8m
• Example 5.5: Design a concrete lined channel to carry a
discharge of 350 cumecs at a slope of 1 in 6400. The side
slopes of the channel may be taken as 1.5 : 1. The value of n
for fining material may be taken as 0.013. Assume limiting
depth of the channel as 4.0 m.
• Solution: Assume the channel to be trapezoidal. Consider
the following figure:
TYPES OF LININGS, THEIR CONSTRUCTION AND
USES: