Given : Soil moisture @ field Capacity is 40% volume basis Wilting Point is 16% Allow 1/4 of the total available moisture to be retained in the soil before applying irrigation water. 1-m soil depth to be wetted. Required: *Soil moisture content at the time of irrigation (or before irrigation) *ha-cm/ha of water needed to bring the soil moisture back to field capacity

Given : Soil moisture @ field Capacity is 40% volume basis Wilting Point is 16% Allow 1/4 of the total available moisture to be retained in the soil before applying irrigation water. 1-m soil depth to be wetted. Required: Soil moisture content at the time of irrigation (or before irrigation) ha-cm/ha of water needed to bring the soil moisture back to field capacity

Structural Analysis

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337630931

Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Publisher:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Chapter2: Loads On Structures

Section: Chapter Questions

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