Irrigation & Drainage Systems Engineering

Thomas YB

Publications

• Research Article
  Failure of Inland Valleys Development: A Hydrological Diagnosis of the Bankandi Valley in Burkina Faso
  Author(s): Yacouba Y, Aymar BY, Amadou K, Louis FJ, Georges S, Thomas YB, Mouhamed I and Bruno LYacouba Y, Aymar BY, Amadou K, Louis FJ, Georges S, Thomas YB, Mouhamed I and Bruno L
  
  Several developed inland valleys for rice production were abandoned due to poor design or implementation. The Bankandi Inland Valley (BIV) is a contour bunds system developed in 2006 by a development project, currently experiencing a systematic waterlogging. This study assessed: i. The waterlogging vs. changing hydro-climatic conditions relationship; ii. The hydrological design and implementation of water control infrastructures; and iii. How digital elevation models (DEMs) data could be used for inland valleys development. To investigate the waterlogging vs. changing hydro-climatic conditions (precipitation and discharge), the conceptual HBV model was applied; coupled with break and trend detections tests. To evaluate the accuracy of the location of drainage flume and contour bunds, a topographic survey using a D-GPS was performed. To explore free D.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2168-9768.1000217

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