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CH 6 Example

The document provides information to determine drain spacing using the Hooghoudt equation under different conditions. It gives the design discharge rate, depth of water table and impervious layer, drain installation details, soil properties, and calculates the drain spacing considering whether the drain reaches the impervious layer or not.

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CH 6 Example

The document provides information to determine drain spacing using the Hooghoudt equation under different conditions. It gives the design discharge rate, depth of water table and impervious layer, drain installation details, soil properties, and calculates the drain spacing considering whether the drain reaches the impervious layer or not.

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EXAMPLE: A subsurface drainage system is to be installed to control water table under the

following conditions:
- Design discharge rate is 8 mm/d
- The depth of the water table midway between the drains is to be kept at 2 m below the
soil surface.
- Depth of Impervious layer below soil surface is 12m
- Drains will be installed at a depth of 3 m;
- Hydraulic conductivity up to 3m is 30mm/d
- Hydraulic conductivity below 3m is 28mm/d
- PVC drain pipes with a radius of 0.10 m will be used

Determine drain spacing using Hooghoudt equation, considering that

A. The pipe drain reaches the impervious layer.


B. The pipe drain does not reach the impervious layer.

SOLUTION

q = (8 Kb D h + 4 Kt h2) / L2
L2= (8 Kb D h + 4 Kt h2) / q; Kb = 0.028m/d, Kt = 0.03m/d, D = 12 - 3 = 9m, h = 3 – 2 = 1.0m
A. L2 = (8 Kb D h + 4 Kt h2) / q
L2 = (8 *0.028*D*1.0 + 4 *0.03*1.02) / 0.008
L2= 28D + 15, substituting D = 9m and solving for L,
L = 16m
B. L2= 28de + 15
1st Estimate: Assume L = 50m, D = 9m (given), de = 3.66 (from table)
L2= 28*3.66 + 15 = 117
Check: L2 = 502 = 2500, L too wide.
2nd Estimate: Assume L = 10m, D = 9m (given), de = 1.13 (from table)
L2= 28*1.13 + 15 = 46.64
Check: L2 = 102 = 100, L too wide.
3rd Estimate: Assume L = 5m, D = 9m (given), de = 0.7 (from table)
L2= 28*0.7 + 15 = 34.6
Check: L2 = 52 = 25, L too narrow.
4th Estimate: Assume L = 7.5m, D = 9m (given), de = 0.91 (from table)
L2= 28*0.91 + 15 = 40.48
Check: L2 = 7.52 = 56, L too wide.
5th Estimate:. Assume L = 6m, D = 9m (given), de = 0.78 (interpolated from
table)
L2= 28*0.78 + 15 = 36.84
Check: L2 = 62 = 36, OK!
Therefore, L = 6m

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