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CanalFall,itstypeandnecessity|CivilThought

CanalFall

Irrigationcanalsareconstructedwithsomepermissiblebedslopessothatthereisnosiltingorscouring
inthecanalbed.Butitisnotalwayspossibletorunthecanalatthedesiredbedslopethroughoutthealignment
duetothefluctuatingnatureofthecountryslope.Generally,theslopeofthenaturalgroundsurfaceisnot
uniformthroughoutthealignment.Sometimes,thegroundsurfacemaybesteepandsometimesitmaybevery
irregularwithabruptchangeofgrade.Insuchcases,averticaldropisprovidedtostepdownthecanalbedand
thenitiscontinuedwithpermissibleslopeuntilanotherstepdownisnecessary.Thisisdonetoavoid
unnecessaryhugeearthworkinfilling.Suchverticaldropsareknownascanalfallsorsimplyfalls.

NecessityofCanalFalls:

Whentheslopeofthegroundsuddenlychangestosteeperslope,thepermissiblebedslopecannotbe
maintained.Itrequiresexcessiveearthworkinfillingtomaintaintheslope.Insuchacasefallsareprovided
toavoidexcessiveearthworkinfilling.
Whentheslopeofthegroundismoreorlessuniformandtheslopeisgreaterthanthepermissiblebed
slopeofcanal.Inthatcasealsothecanalfallsarenecessary.

Incrossdrainageworks,whenthedifferencebetweenbedlevelofcanalandthatofdrainageissmallor
whentheF.S.Lofthecanalisabovethebedlevelofdrainagethenthecanalfallisnecessarytocarrythe
canalwaterbelowthestreamordrainage.
TypesofCanalFall:
OgeeFall
RapidFall
SteppedFall
TrapezoidalNotchFall
VerticalDropFall
GlacisFall

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