Irrigation & Drainage Systems Engineering

Department of Civil Engineering, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Optimization of Canal Cross Section for Minimum Seepage Loss: Increasing Net Benefit from Crop Production (Case Study of Korir Irrigation Scheme Kiltie Awlalo Woreda)
  Author(s): Abebe Besha Gutu*
  
  The objective of the research is minimizing the seepage losses from irrigation canals while increasing the benefit from crop production in Eastern zone of Tigray Region Tabia Genfell, Kilite awulalo woreda korir Irrigation Scheme. During the design of canal the cropping pattern selected were pepper, cabbage, potato, tomato and onion for dry season and maize, wheat, teff, barley and pea for wet season. Realizing that the single crop cannot solve the food security and economic status of the farmers, this research was aimed to solve the problem by using the original cropping pattern along with optimization of canal cross-sections to minimize the shortage of discharge and maximize the net benefit. Accordingly, the linear programming (LP) model formulated, under different scenarios to obtain maximum benefit. The model developed under full design (assumption of no lo.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2168-9768.2022.11.355

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