Canal Seepage Reduction by Soil Compaction
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ITRC Report No. |
P 08-002 |
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http://www.itrc.org/papers/ia/canal.pdf |
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7 pages |
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Authors |
Charles M. Burt, Marcus Cardenas, and Mohamed Grissa |
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Presented |
Irrigation Association Technical Conference. November 2008. Anaheim, CA |
Summary
Large-scale tests were conducted of in-place compaction of irrigation district earthen canal bottoms and sides. Five canal pools with sandy loam soils were compacted, with four results presently available. Seepage reduction of about 86% was obtained when the sides and bottoms were compacted; reductions of 12-31% were obtained when only sides were compacted.
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