Practice Significance Of Duty And Delta (39.4) - Duty and Delta - Hydrology & Water Resources Engineering

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Question 1.
What is Duty in irrigation terms?
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Think about how much land can be watered.
Question 2.
Define Delta.
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Consider the cumulative water needs from planting to harvest.
3Question 3.
What defines Delta in irrigation?
- A measure of land area
- The water depth required by crops
- Water discharge per second
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Think about crop needs.
4Question 4.
True or False: Duty relates to the amount of water needed for crop growth.
- True
- False
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Relate Duty to area.
Question 5.
A new irrigation project aims to irrigate 30,000 hectares with a discharge of 12 cumecs. Calculate the Duty and subsequently the Delta for a base period of 150 days.
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Use the respective formulas for Duty and Delta.
Question 6.
Evaluate how varying soil types may affect both Duty and Delta in an area with a diverse climate.
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Consider the characteristics of different soil types and their influence on water retention and usage.

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