Canal Seepage Reduction by Soil Compaction

Simple in situ vibratory soil compaction of earth lined canals was tested to determine the impact on seepage losses. Commercial equipment was used for vibratory compaction of long sections of five irrigation district earthen canals. Ponding tests were conducted before and after compaction. When the...

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Published in:	Journal of irrigation and drainage engineering Vol. 136; no. 7; pp. 479 - 485
Main Authors:	Burt, Charles M, Orvis, Sierra, Alexander, Nadya
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Reston, VA American Society of Civil Engineers 01-07-2010
Subjects:	Agricultural and forest climatology and meteorology. Irrigation. Drainage Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions Biological and medical sciences Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General agronomy. Plant production irrigation canals Irrigation. Drainage seepage soil compaction TECHNICAL PAPERS California Seepage Hydraulics Canal In situ Canals Sheepsfoot Compaction Irrigation districts In situ compaction Soils Irrigation schemes Soil compaction Soil Percolation Canal seepage
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Summary:	Simple in situ vibratory soil compaction of earth lined canals was tested to determine the impact on seepage losses. Commercial equipment was used for vibratory compaction of long sections of five irrigation district earthen canals. Ponding tests were conducted before and after compaction. When the sides and bottoms of the canals were compacted, seepage reductions of about 90% were obtained; reductions of 16–31% were obtained when only sides were compacted.
Bibliography:	http://ascelibrary.aip.org/dbt/dbt.jsp?KEY=JIDEDH&Volume=136&Issue=7
ISSN:	0733-9437 1943-4774
DOI:	10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0000205