Due to the difficulty of estimating water percolation in unsaturated soils, the purpose of this study was to estimate water percolation based on time-domain reflectometry (TDR). In two drainage lysimeters with different soil textures TDR probes were installed, forming a water monitoring system consisting of different numbers of probes. The soils were saturated and covered with plastic to prevent evaporation. Tests of internal drainage were carried out using a TDR 100 unit with constant dielectric readings (every 15 min). To […]

The purpose of this study was to adjust equations that establish relationships between rainfall events with different duration and data from weather stations in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. In this study, the relationships between different duration heavy rainfalls from 13 weather stations of Santa Catarina were analyzed. From series of maximum annual rainfalls, and using the Gumbel-Chow distribution, the maximum rainfall for durations between 5 min and 24 h were estimated considering return periods from 2 to 100 years. The data […]

Knowledge of intensity-duration-frequency (IDF) relationships of rainfall events is extremely important to determine the dimensions of surface drainage structures and soil erosion control. The purpose of this study was to obtain IDF equations of 13 rain gauge stations in the state of Santa Catarina in Brazil: Chapecó, Urussanga, Campos Novos, Florianópolis, Lages, Caçador, Itajaí, Itá, Ponte Serrada, Porto União, Videira, Laguna and São Joaquim. The daily rainfall data charts of each station were digitized and then the annual maximum rainfall […]

The hydraulic conductivity, determined as a function of the volumetric soil water content K(θ), is essential to solve, e.g., drainage problems. However, the results of different methods vary according to the different assumptions. The objective of this study was to compare direct field methods (Instantaneous Profile, Flux and Humidity) and indirect laboratory methods for estimating the hydraulic conductivity as a function of soil water content, K(θ). The experiment was carried out in Piracicaba, State of São Paulo (Brazil), with a […]

Soil hydraulic conductivity is an essential property and its quantification is essential for any study that involves soil water movement. Methods of determination based on internal drainage, such as the instantaneous profile method (IPM) are among the most commonly used, but their determination is restricted to the soil water range between saturation and field capacity. In order to obtain hydraulic conductivity for lower water contents, we propose an IPM that takes into account evaporation as well as a calculation routines […]

The evaluation of agronomic instrumentation to determine soil water content is very important for scientific research. Regardless of the technique in use, it is important that the soil water content is determined easily and quickly for the determination of the function K(q), e.g. With the objective of comparing the performance of the equipments neutron probe and TDR with a tensiometer at determining variations in the soil water content and the values of soil hydraulic conductivity obtained from the soil water […]

The effect of three water table management systems on the physical-morphological adaptation of snap beans (Phaseolus vulgaris, L. ), cv. BAT 477 to flooding tolerance was studied and the relative influence of the main physical, chemical and biological interfering factors discussed. The trial was conducted at ESALQ/USP, Piracicaba (SP) Brazil, from March to June, 1999, under maximal simulation of natural low land conditions. A 1.000 L concrete box was used as plot, under a completely randomized design, with four treatments […]