Flyash is an industrial waste and at the sne time it is known to have pozzolanic properties and itc use as a new construction material has been in vogue in U.S.A•, U.S.S.R., Japan, France and other European countries since ...

This study is meant to develop a model to find out the optimal operating policy for a multipurpose, multi-reservoir water resources system. The objective is to maximize hydro-power output from a five-reservoir system with ...

Approximate or closed - form solutions are available for the problem of seepage below the hydraulic structures founded on homogeneous and isotropic medium with various boundary conditions. But mostly the foundation met ...

Whenever we excavate soil and use soil for construction as construction material it will be loose and has to be compacted. The compaction to increase strength and reduce compressibility. When soil is compacted in earth ...

Irrigation is among the oldest applied arts, practised by humanity from the dawnof its history. Until late in the Nineteenth Century, irrigation was still considered an ad-vanced form of agriculture. The concept of irrigation ...

Soil erosion is a serious environmental problem in Nepal where more than 80 percent of the land area is mountainous and tectonically active. Anthropogenic causes such as deforestation, overgrazing and intensive farming ...

Canals are widely used in irrigation schemes as a major conveyance system. Most of the canals are unlined and the amount of actual water finally available for irrigation is significantly less than the quantity of water ...

Cana seepage estimation is of considerable importance for economic justification of canal lining. Determination of phreatic surface due to seepage from canal helps in estimating the area likely to be water—logged. Seepage ...