oil and Water Engineering

Abstract

In recent years, modeling aspects have added a new dimension in research innovations in all branches of engineering. In the field of soil and water engineering, they are increasingly used for planning, development, and management of land and water resources, including analysis of quantity and quality parameters of surface and ground water, flood forecasting and control measures, optimum allocation and utilization of irrigation water, increasing water productivity in rainfed and irrigated commands, reclamation of waterlogged areas, etc. The application of these models saves considerable time in decision support systems and helps in conservation and proper and optimum allocations of scarce precious natural resources such as soil and water in enhancing agricultural production. This book Soil and Water Engineering: Principles and Applications of Modeling, discusses the development of some useful models and their applications in the field of soil and water engineering. The book is organized into four parts with 15 chapters. Part I titled Modeling Soil Water Engineering Systems in Rainfed Areas contains five chapters; Part II titled Modeling Irrigation systems in Canal Commands contains three chapters; Part III titled Research Advances in Soil and Water Engineering contains four chapters; and the Part IV titled Rainfall Analysis for Crop Planning contains three chapters. The book addresses the modeling and design of on-farm reservoir irrigation systems, watershed planning and management, water conservation in rainfed areas, and modeling optimum dyke heights to conserve maximum rainfall in rainfed. The volume goes on to examine modeling methods used in canal water delivery systems, the use of remote sensing and geographical information systems in rice irrigated canal commands, and irrigation management using decision support systems. Other topics include the application of aquifer simulation models in study of ground water, ground wate