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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2007-4026</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Ingeniería agrícola y biosistemas]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Ing. agric. biosist.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2007-4026</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Autónoma Chapingo]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S2007-40262019000100069</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.5154/r.inagbi.2018.02.002</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Modeling of soil water to ensure a suitable depth and spacing of subsurface drip irrigation for alfalfa]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Modelación de la humedad del suelo para garantizar profundidad y espaciamiento adecuados mediante riego por goteo subterráneo en alfalfa]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Reyes-Esteves]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rocio Guadalupe]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Slack]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Donald Carl]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,University of Arizona Department of Biosystems Engineering ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Tucson Arizona]]></addr-line>
<country>USA</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>11</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>69</fpage>
<lpage>79</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2007-40262019000100069&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2007-40262019000100069&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2007-40262019000100069&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction:  A major design issue in implementing a subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) system is determining the appropriate drip tape placement depth to allow basic farming operations while still providing adequate water to the crop.  Objective:  To determine the appropriate placement depth of the SDI tapes using modeling techniques and classical soil mechanics theory.  Methodology:  The HYDRUS-2D program was used to determine the wetting pattern, after 12 h of irrigation, of a SDI emitter installed at 50 cm depth in three soil types: sandy clay loam (SCL), clay loam (CL) and loam (L), and classical soil mechanics theory was used to calculate the increase in soil stress at different depths.  Results:  The vertical capillary rise above the dripline was 27, 30 and 22 cm for SCL, CL and LF soils, respectively. The minimum dripline placement depth to avoid failure is 40 cm in SCL and L soils, and 35 cm for CL soil.  Study limitations: The physical properties and hydraulic parameters of the soil were obtained from the literature, and the soil mechanics theory results were not calibrated with field measurements.  Originality:  This is the first study in which soil mechanics is used to determine the spacing and installation depth of SDI system tapes.  Conclusions:  This type of study is helpful in determining the SDI dripline placement depth to ensure adequate trafficability under these irrigation systems.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción:  Un problema importante de diseño en la implementación de un sistema de riego por goteo subterráneo (RGS) es determinar la profundidad de instalación de la cinta de goteo que permita realizar las operaciones agrícolas y proporcione la cantidad adecuada de agua al cultivo.  Objetivo: Determinar la profundidad adecuada de instalación de las cintas de RGS mediante técnicas de modelación y la teoría clásica de mecánica de suelos.  Metodología:  Se utilizó el programa HYDRUS-2D para determinar el patrón de mojado, después de 12 h de riego, de un emisor de RGS instalado a 50 cm de profundidad en tres tipos de suelo: franco arcillo arenoso (FAA), franco arcilloso (FA) y franco (F), y con la teoría clásica de mecánica de suelos se calculó el aumento de la tensión en el suelo a diferentes profundidades.  Resultados: La elevación capilar vertical, por encima de la cinta de goteo, fue de 27, 30 y 22 cm para los suelos FAA, FA y F, respectivamente. La profundidad mínima de instalación de la cinta para evitar fallas es de 40 cm en suelos FAA y F, y de 35 cm para los FA.  Limitación del estudio: Las propiedades físicas y los parámetros hidráulicos del suelo se obtuvieron de la literatura, y los resultados de la teoría de mecánica de suelos no se calibraron con mediciones en campo.  Originalidad: Este es el primer estudio en el que se utiliza mecánica de suelos para determinar el espaciamiento y la profundidad de instalación de las cintas del sistema de RGS.  Conclusiones:  Este tipo de estudio es útil para determinar la profundidad de colocación de las cintas de RGS a fin de garantizar una transitabilidad adecuada bajo estos sistemas de riego.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[SDI]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[HYDRUS-2D]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[soil shear strength]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Medicago sativa L.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[soil types]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[RGS]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[HYDRUS 2-D]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[resistencia al esfuerzo cortante del suelo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Medicago sativa L.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[tipos de suelo]]></kwd>
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