Predicting a suitable period trafficability using DRAINMOD Mohammed Salahat Guillermo Carrillo...

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Predicting a suitable period trafficability using DRAINMOD Mohammed Salahat Guillermo Carrillo Supervised by: Dr. Mohtar, R.
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Predicting a suitable period trafficability using

DRAINMOD

Mohammed SalahatGuillermo Carrillo

Supervised by: Dr. Mohtar, R.

Problem statement

High water table affects trafficability

Trafficability is important for timely seedbed preparation, planting, harvesting, and other field operations

Predict best time for trafficability

Site of study Southeast Purdue Agricultural

Center (SEPAC)

Clermont silt loam soil, very poorly drained

Corn was planted from 1984 through 1993 with tillage

Three years of measured water table (from 1987 through 1989) were used to test the performance of DRAINMOD

Objectives Perform evaluation analysis Predict the best trafficability periods

Methodology Obtain the data DRAINMOD

Run sensitivity analysis, fixed drain spacing and depth

Perform calibration and validation analysis

Determine the best trafficability periods

Good trafficability if water table is deeper than 60cm

Sensitivity analysis

Vertical conductivity vs Water table

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Parameters Degree of sensibility

Spacing Sensitive

Saturated K Sensitive

Actual distance from surface Light sensitive

Thickness of the restricting layer Light sensitive

Drainage coefficient No sensitive

Initial depth Sensitive

Drain depth Sensitive

Effective radius No sensitive

Vertical conductivity Highly sensitive

Thickness of the restricting layer Light sensitive

Results:Calibration

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Dra-Out-88 Measu-88

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Validation

Results continued…

DRAINMOD predicts acceptable trafficability periods

Recommended trafficability period is May-7 to Nov.-5 for the dry year, 1988

Recommended trafficability period is June-29 to Nov.-14 for the wet year, 1989

Conclusions

DRAINMOD doesn’t work efficiently for frozen conditions

DRAINMOD works better in dry years

More data and work is needed

Acknowledgements

Dr. Frankenberger, J. for providing the data

Results

Vertical conductivity vs Water table

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Sensitivity analysis