Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
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EISSN:1943-4774|ISSN:0733-9437|Disc:The Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering covers all phases of irrigation, drainage, engineering hydrology, and related water management subjects, such as watershed management, weather modification, water quality, groundwater, and surface water. The journal emphasizes new developments and results of research, as well as case studies and practical applications of engineering|Priority:12|Publisher:American Society of Civil Engineers|
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Performance Analysis of the Doho Rice Irrigation Scheme in Uganda
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The study analyzed the performance of Doho Rice Irrigation Scheme (DRIS), the largest public irrigation scheme in Uganda, using (1) water supply indicators comprising relative water supply (RWS), relative irrigation ... -
Midsummer Deficit Irrigation of Alfalfa for Water Conservation in the San Joaquin Valley of California
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)A four-year research experiment was conducted on sandy loam soil at the University of California Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Parlier, California, to investigate the effect of midsummer deficit ... -
Limits of Blue and Green Infrastructures to Adapt Actual Urban Drainage Systems to the Impact of Climate Change
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Urbanization over the last few decades has resulted in a rise of impervious surfaces in municipalities worldwide. This rise has led to an increase in stormwater runoff and a decrease in the capacity of existing urban ... -
Investigating the Impact of Compound Extremes on Crop Yield Response of Cotton Using DSSAT-CROPGRO-Cotton Crop Simulation Model
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Agricultural productivity is highly vulnerable to weather and climate extremes, including droughts and heatwaves, which can significantly impact crop yields. Despite previous studies addressing the effects of individual ... -
An Alternative Approach for Estimating the Sodium Adsorption Ratio of Irrigation Water
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Irrigation water with high sodicity risk can lead to soil dispersion, poor drainage, and groundwater contamination. The sodium adsorption ratio (SAR) of soil water is influenced by water loss through evaporation. Evaporation ... -
Hydraulic Properties and Local Scour Downstream of Permeable Grade-Control Structures
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)A series of laboratory experiments were carried out to study the hydrodynamics of flow through and over permeable grade-control structures with different dimensions and degrees of permeability. The local erosion downstream ... -
Hydraulic and Hydrologic Invariance: Effectiveness of Green Roofs and Permeable Pavements
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)In this paper, the capability of selected sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) to accomplish hydraulic hydrological invariance (HHI) was analyzed. The HHI principle is achieved if both the peak flow and the volume runoff ... -
Experimental and Practical Study of a Smart Irrigation System Utilizing the Internet of Things
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Water scarcity is a global issue that presents significant challenges to sustainable development. Recent Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) evaluations revealed a concerning trend: more than half of agricultural water ... -
Evaluation of Machine-Learning Approaches in the Automation of Irrigation Canals Using a Variable-Height Weir
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Automatic check structures can be important for water distribution in irrigation networks. In this research, a control algorithm was developed for a variable height whirling (VHW) weir, as a regulating structure equipped ... -
Effect of Perforation Arrangement on Entrance Head Loss of Horizontal Drains and Selection Criterion for Permeability of Geotextile Envelope
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Horizontal drains (HDs) are used widely for effective groundwater management in agricultural lands and geotechnical applications. These drainage systems facilitate water flow through perforations in the HD pipe wall, causing ... -
Dual Crop Coefficient of Watermelon under Deficit Irrigation, Mulching, and AquaCrop Model Performance in Arba Minch, Ethiopia
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Single crop coefficient-based crop water estimation challenges watermelon irrigation agriculture in Arba Minch, Ethiopia. This study aimed to estimate the adjusted dual crop coefficient of watermelon under deficit irrigation ... -
Development of the Diversion Runoff Calculator to Estimate Agricultural Water Consumption and Irrigation Diversions at the Field- to Basin-Scale in Northeastern Utah
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)With the western United States experiencing aridification and prolonged drought, there is a need for improved water management to understand irrigation water requirements and to forecast how drought mitigation efforts may ... -
Deployment of a Smart Irrigation Control System with Capacity-Based Moisture Sensors on a Production Farm
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This paper demonstrates a smart irrigation system prototype, based on Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices and cloud computing, in a fully operating environment. The system architecture was developed carefully with a special ... -
Comparison of the Self-Organizing Map and the Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System in Predicting the Paddy Crop Water Stress Index
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The present study addresses the applicability of the crop water stress index (CWSI) derived from canopy temperature to detect the crop water stress of paddy crop. The performance of two artificial intelligence techniques, ... -
Velocity Distributions in Open Channels and the Calculation of Discharge
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The accurate representation and integration of velocity measurements in open channels is important in irrigation and river engineering. The traditional approach for velocity is to use an approximate physical theory, giving ... -
Velocity Distribution and Separation Zone Characteristics in the Confluence of the Pipeline Network
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The ability of urban pipe networks to transport water over time is significantly affected by the sedimentation of the pipe network, particularly at the pipe confluence area, where pollutants are frequently deposited and ... -
Soil Water Infiltration Characteristics for Drip Irrigation of Seedlings to Reduce Aeolian Erosion of Sandy Soils
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)A vertical tube surface drip irrigation system was designed to address the damage caused by soil drought and high surface temperature to sand-fixing seedlings in a plant sand-fixation area. Numerical simulation and ... -
Simulation-Based Approach for Automatic Drainage Water Management and Subirrigation Strategy Considering Field Water Table Depths
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The hydrological model, DRAINMOD-NII, has undergone modifications to simulate automatic controlled drainage (ACD) and automatic controlled drainage/subirrigation (ACD-SI) systems based on simulated field water table depths ... -
Scour Characteristics Downstream of a Gabion Weir
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Rectangular broad-crested gabions are economical- and environmental-friendly structures that are constructed to manage the transport of sediment in steep slope rivers. This study aims to study the pattern and extent of ... -
Effective Radius of Corrugated Drainage Pipes Wrapped with a Thin Geotextile Envelope
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Entrance resistance occurs when water flows into a perforated subsurface drainage pipe, making the effective radius smaller than the real radius. Accurately calculating effective radius is essential for drainage calculation. ...