The Impact of Agriculture Drainage Reconstruction on Ground Water Recession Close to the Subgrade

Authors

  • Vilimantas Vaičiukynas Institute of Water Resources Engineering, Aleksandras Stulginskis University, Universiteto g. 10, LT-53361 Akademija, Kauno raj.
  • Saulius Vaikasas Institute of Water Resources Engineering, Aleksandras Stulginskis University, Universiteto g. 10, LT-53361 Akademija, Kauno raj.
  • Henrikas Sivilevičius Dept of Transport Technological Equipment, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Plytinės g. 27, LT-10105 Vilnius, Lithuania
  • Audrius Grinys Dept of Building Materials, Kaunas University of Technology, Studentų g. 48, 51367 Kaunas, Lithuania

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3846/bjrbe.2015.29

Keywords:

road subsurface drainage, hydraulic permeability, additional cross drains, impact on water table depression, ground water table

Abstract

Good drainage is the most important design consideration for a road, both to miniaturize road maintenance costs and maximize the time the road is operational. The lack of good drainage lead to the structural damages and costly repairs. Many of roads are built in intensively drained agricultural land. The effective way to drain subgrades is reconstruction of existing agricultural drainage. The impact of cross-subsurface drainage system on water level fluctuation was measured using Plane geofiltration mathematical model, one of 3D geofiltration modelling programs. The hydraulic permeability characteristics were determined in field of Pikeliai, close to local road in Kėdainiai district, Lithuania. This object is composed of clay and loamy soils. Subsurface cross drains trenches spacing of 20 m, 30 m and 40 m were simulated. The hydraulic permeability of cross drain trenches and lateral trenches modelled was from 0.006 m/a day to 6 m/a day. The simulation of cross drains trenches showed that the most effective distance between them are 20 m. The highest water depression occurs when the permeability of cross drain trenches and lateral trenches is ~ 6 m/day, at the distance of 20 m. The water recession is 20 cm lower compared to the drainage systems without cross drains trenches. By installing cross drains trenches every 30 m, water recession is 10 cm lower when the trench permeability is about 6 m/day. When increasing the distance between the cross drains up to 40 m their influence disappears.

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27.09.2015

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Vaičiukynas, V., Vaikasas, S., Sivilevičius, H., & Grinys, A. (2015). The Impact of Agriculture Drainage Reconstruction on Ground Water Recession Close to the Subgrade. The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering, 10(3), 230-238. https://doi.org/10.3846/bjrbe.2015.29