EVALUATION OF HORTON & PHILIP'S INFILTRATION FUNCTIONS FOR DETERMINING OPTIMUM SLOPE OF GRADED CHECK BORDERS

Authors

  • Pritpal Singh Dept. of Soil & Water Engg., Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141 004 Author
  • N.K. Narda Dept. of Soil & Water Engg., Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141 004 Author
  • Amritpal Singh Dept. of Soil & Water Engg., Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141 004 Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52151/

Abstract

Theoretical expressions have been derived for obtaining optimum slope of graded check borders by using Horton's (1940) and Philip's (1954) infiltration functions for various border dimensions. Field evaluation of these expressions revealed that the theoretical expression involving Philip's infiltration function yields values of slope close to the field observed values as compared to the expression using Horton's infiltration function.

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Author Biographies

  • Pritpal Singh, Dept. of Soil & Water Engg., Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141 004

    Associate Professor

  • N.K. Narda, Dept. of Soil & Water Engg., Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141 004

    Professor

  • Amritpal Singh, Dept. of Soil & Water Engg., Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141 004

    Assistant Professor

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Published

2024-08-03

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 1-4 (1992)

Section

Regular Issue

How to Cite

Pritpal Singh, N.K. Narda, & Amritpal Singh. (2024). EVALUATION OF HORTON & PHILIP’S INFILTRATION FUNCTIONS FOR DETERMINING OPTIMUM SLOPE OF GRADED CHECK BORDERS. Journal of Agricultural Engineering (India), 29(1-4), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.52151/