USE OF PIPELINES TO IMPROVE SURFACE IRRIGATION IN HEBEI PROVINCE, CHINA

The use of buried-pipe systems and flexible surface hoses in Hebei Province, China, is discussed as well as their contribution to improved water use and increased management flexibility. The systems described facilitate the mixing and delivery of saline shallow ground water with fresh surface water or deep ground water. The average area served by a buried-pipe system is 4-5 ha. The adaptation of existing buried-pipe systems to incorporate the use of surface hoses to distribute irrigation supplies from the outlet has created a significant increase in irrigation command areas. New developments employ a flexible hose directly connected to a tubewell pump or to larger buried-pipe systems, in many cases facilitating the conjunctive use of water from several sources. The distinctive features of system design, construction, and operation are detailed, along with capital cost estimates and an outline of benefits, which include flexibility to grow small areas of high-value crops.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • van Bentum, R
  • Smout, I K
  • Ci, X Z
• Publication Date: 1995-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 405-410
• Serial:
  • Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
  • Volume: 121
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-9437
  • Serial URL: https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jidedh

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Economics; Flexibility; Irrigation; Operations; Pipe; Pipelines; Structural design; Underground structures
• Geographic Terms: China
• Old TRIS Terms: Pipeline construction; Pipeline design
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Design; Economics; Pipelines; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00715330
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 10 1996 12:00AM