Verification of impermeable barrier depth and effective radius for drain spacing using exact solution of the steady state flow to drains

Irrigation and Drainage Systems

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 283-298

  Moustafa, Mahmoud M ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Drain spacing; Effective radius; Egypt; Exact solution; Impermeable layer; Subsurface drainage

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER FLOW; IRRIGATION CANALS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PIPE;

EFFECTIVE RADIUS; IMPERMEABLE BARRIERS; STEADY STATE FLOW;

DRAINAGE;

DRAINAGE; PERMEABILITY; STEADY FLOW;

EID: 0031422222     PISSN: 01686291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005834422912     Document Type: Article

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