Author(s)

Mahbub Hasan^1*, Tamara Chowdhury¹, Mebougna Drabo², Aschalew Kassu¹, Chance Glenn³

¹Department of Engineering, Construction Management and Industrial Technology, Alabama A&M University, Normal, USA.
²Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Alabama A&M University, Normal, USA.
³College of Engineering, Technology and Physical Sciences, Alabama A&M University, Normal, USA.

An infiltration characteristic model was developed by using the modified Kostiakov method for the Agricultural Engineering demonstration field of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI). The constant values a, α, and b of the equation for accumulated infiltration y = atα + b were 9.12, 0.683, and 0.145, respectively. The average value of percentage of error between the actual and calculated values by the model was only 0.134 and showed very good agreement between the model and the field values of accumulated infiltration. This model will be very helpful for making a good irrigation scheduling and best water management.

Infiltration, Cylindrical Infiltrometer, Accumulated Infiltration, Actual Infiltration, Calculated Infiltration

Hasan, M. , Chowdhury, T. , Drabo, M. , Kassu, A. and Glenn, C. (2015) Modeling of Infiltration Characteristics by Modified Kostiakov Method. Journal of Water Resource and Protection, 7, 1309-1317. doi: 10.4236/jwarp.2015.716106.