Practice Types Of Duty (39.2.4) - Duty and Delta - Hydrology & Water Resources Engineering

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Question 1.
What is Duty in the context of irrigation?
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Think about how water is measured against land area.
Question 2.
Name one type of Duty.
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Consider where the water is measured.
3Question 3.
What does Duty (D) measure in irrigation?
- Area per unit discharge
- Discharge rate
- Water depth
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Consider what irrigation efficiency relates to.
4Question 4.
True or False: Net Duty is higher than Gross Duty.
- True
- False
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Think about water losses.
Question 5.
If a canal discharges 12 cumecs, and it irrigates 15,000 hectares, while there's a 20% loss in conveyance, calculate both Gross Duty and Net Duty.
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Calculate Gross first, then apply the loss percentage.
Question 6.
In a scenario where the canal's capacity has to meet a peak crop growth period, determine why understanding Duty is critical.
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Consider the relationship between crop growth and water availability.

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