The moisture content of the soil, after free drainage has removed most of the gravity water, is known as

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• The depth of water required to bring the soil moisture content of a given soil upto its field capacity is called
• A part of water which will move out of the soil, if proper drainage is provided, is known as gravitational water.
• The drainage water intercepting the canal can be disposed of by passing the canal below the drainage in
• If the R.L's of canal bed level and high flood level of drainage are 212.0 m and 210.0 m respectively, then cross drainage work will be
• When the full supply level (F.S.L.) of the canal is much below the bed level of the drainage trough, then the cross drainage provided is called syphon aqueduct.
• When the bed level of the canal is higher than the highest flood level (H.F.L.) of the drainage, then the cross drainage work is said to be
• When the upstream face of a gravity dam is vertical, then the intensity of water pressure at the water surface and at the base respectively will be (where w is unit weight of water and H is the depth of water.)
• The water content at which plants can no-longer extract sufficient water from the soil for its growth, is called
• Capillary water is a useful soil moisture for the growth of plants.
• Sandy soils with good drainage become impermeable after prolonged use, if it is irrigated with a water containing