Editor's Choice Collection

Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Editor’s Choice Collection

For each issue of the journal, the Chief Editor may select a paper to be featured on the journal homepage in the ASCE Library. The paper is available for free to registered users for 1 to 4 months, depending on how frequently the journal is published. Below is a list of Editor’s Choice selections.

Volume 149

Issue 2 - April 2024
Effects of Bottom-Up Blockage on Entrance Loss Coefficients and Head-Discharge Relationships for Pipe Culvert Inlets: Comparisons of Theoretical Methods and Experimental Results
ORCID ID iconJoakim Sellevold; Harald Norem, Ph.D.; Oddbjørn Bruland; Nils Rüther; and ORCID ID iconElena Pummer
Published online: December 20, 2023

Issue 1 - February 2024
A New Method for Evaluating the Technical Efficiency of Irrigation and Drainage Networks Using LRDEA and Three-Step Monte Carlo Simulation
ORCID ID iconAbas Abdeshahi; ORCID ID iconMostafa Mardani Najafabadi; and Elham Kalbali, Ph.D.
Published online: November 3, 2023

Volume 149

Issue 12 - December 2023
Spatial and Temporal Variability of Water Application via a Center Pivot
ORCID ID iconFidel Luís Rodrigues Tambo; ORCID ID iconLuiz Antonio Lima; ORCID ID iconMichael Silveira Thebaldi; and ORCID ID iconFlávia Vilela Corrêa
Published online: October 5, 2023

Issue 11 - November 2023
Assessment of 40 Empirical Models for Estimating Reference Evapotranspiration under the Three Major Climate Zones of Iraq
ORCID ID iconAlaa Adel Jasim Al-Hasani; and ORCID ID iconShamsuddin Shahid
Published online: September 15, 2023

Issue 10 - October 2023
Yield Equations for Bed-Mounted Infiltration Galleries
ORCID ID iconErik I. Anderson, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE
Published online: July 27, 2023

Issue 9 - September 2023
Evaluation of Permeable Brick Pavement System Infiltration Performance via Experiment and SWMM
Jianying Song; Jianlong Wang; Xinyue Yu; Zheng Sun; Changhe Zhang; Shiping Wang; and Xiaoning Li, Ph.D.
Published online: June 26, 2023

Issue 8 - August 2023
Numerical Investigation of Hydraulic Efficiency of the Grate Inlet
ORCID ID iconNadire Ucler; and ORCID ID iconAli Kibar
Published online: May 17, 2023

Issue 7 - July 2023
Steady Flow through Gated Circular Culverts: Hydraulic Operation and Experiments
ORCID ID iconFrancisco N. Cantero-Chinchilla; ORCID ID iconGilles Belaud; Oscar Castro-Orgaz; and ORCID ID iconLuciano Mateos
Published online: April 26, 2023

Issue 6 - June 2023
Computational Simulation of the Flow Induced by Water Leaks in Pipes
ORCID ID iconJosé Gescilam S. M. Uchôa, S.M.ASCE; Tingchao Yu; Shao Yu; and ORCID ID iconIran E. Lima Neto
Published online: April 13, 2023

Issue 5 - May 2023
Derivation of the Penman–Monteith Equation with the Thermodynamic Approach. I: A Review and Theoretical Development
D. Zerihun; C. A. Sanchez; and ORCID ID iconA. N. French, A.M.ASCE
Published online: March 10, 2023

Issue 4 - April 2023
Discharge Coefficient of Symmetrical Stepped and Triangular Labyrinth Side Weirs in a Subcritical Flow Regime
Thair J. Alfatlawi, Ph.D.; Thaer Hashem; and ORCID ID iconZaid Hamid Hasan
Published online: February 14, 2023

Issue 3 - March 2023
Air Pocket Expulsion from a Submerged Dropshaft with Inflow
ORCID ID iconS. N. Chan
Published online: December 23, 2022

Issue 2 - February 2023
Hydraulic Capacity of Bend Manholes for Supercritical Flow
ORCID ID iconGaetano Crispino; David Dorthe; ORCID ID iconCorrado Gisonni; and Michael Pfister
Published online: December 08, 2022

Issue 1 - January 2023
An Adaptive Predictive Control Algorithm for Comprehensive Dendritic Canal Systems
Jinlong Liu, Ph.D.; Zhongjing Wang; Zhigang Yang; and Teng Zhang
Published online: October 25, 2022

Volume 148

Issue 12 - December 2022
Computational Fluid Dynamics–Based Evaluation and Verification of FISP Suspended Sediment Samplers
Yuncheng Xu; and ORCID ID iconXiaofeng Liu, M.ASCE
Published online: October 10, 2022

Issue 11 - November 2022
An Explicit Equation for the Maximum Water Application Depth in Center Pivot Irrigation
S. Hossein Sadeghi; and ORCID ID iconR. Troy Peters
Published online: September 08, 2022

Issue 9 - September 2022
Design of Tailwater Recovery Systems Accounting for Irrigation System Operation and Performance
ORCID ID iconEduardo Bautista, Ph.D., M.ASCE; James L. Schlegel; and Andrew N. French, Ph.D.
Published online: June 29, 2022

Issue 8 - August 2022
Risk Assessment of Storm Sewers in Urban Areas Using Fuzzy Technique and Monte Carlo Simulation
ORCID ID iconSiamak Rezazadeh Baghal; and ORCID ID iconSaeed Reza Khodashenas
Published online: June 13, 2022

Issue 7 - July 2022
Analyzing the Effects of Irrigation on the Sensitivity and Estimability of Soil Hydraulic Parameters
Pooja Agarwal; and Pramod Kumar Sharma
Published online: May 02, 2022

Issue 6 - June 2022
Some Insights on Flow over Sharp-Crested Weirs Using Computational Fluid Dynamics: Implications for Enhanced Flow Measurement
Joseph M. Sinclair; ORCID ID iconS. Karan Venayagamoorthy, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE; and ORCID ID iconTimothy K. Gates, Ph.D., M.ASCE
Published online: March 16, 2022

Issue 5 - May 2022
Local Scour at Triangular Labyrinth Side Weirs Located on an Alluvial Channel
ORCID ID iconMustafa Tunc, Ph.D.; Muhammet Emin Emiroglu, Ph.D.; and Mustafa Gogus, Ph.D.
Published online: February 21, 2022

Issue 4 - April 2022
Deep-Learning Segmentation of Clogging Patterns of Cylindrical Drip Emitters with Varied Geometric Features
ORCID ID iconVenkata Ramamohan Ramachandrula; and Ramamohan Reddy Kasa
Published online: February 15, 2022

Issue 3 - March 2022
Physical, Analytical, and CFD Models of a Long-Throated Flume
ORCID ID iconWilliam Herb; and Matthew Hernick, M.ASCE
Published online: January 11, 2022

Issue 2 - February 2022
Discharge Characteristics of a Novel Inclined-Bed Triangular Side Weir in Subcritical Flow
ORCID ID iconAli Parvaneh; ORCID ID iconMohammad Parvaneh; ORCID ID iconGholam Reza Rakhshandehroo; ORCID ID iconMohammad Reza Jalili Ghazizadeh; and Hadi Sadeghian
Published online: December 06, 2021

Issue 1 – January 2022
Effects of Straw Mulching, Compost Percentage, and Slope Ratio on Green Vegetation Establishment and Runoff Quality Control
ORCID ID icon Dylan C. Owen; ORCID ID icon Allen P. Davis, F.ASCE; and Ahmet H. Aydilek, F.ASCE
Published online: November 08, 2021

Volume 147

Issue 12 – December 2021
Discharge Coefficient and Head Loss under Sluice Gates with Small Opening
Lei Wang, Ph.D.; and Ming-jun Diao
Published online: September 16, 2021

Issue 10 – October 2021
Influence of Cohesion on Scour at Piers Founded in Clay–Sand–Gravel Mixtures
Rajesh Jain; ORCID ID icon A. S. Lodhi; ORCID ID icon Giuseppe Oliveto, M.ASCE; and ORCID ID icon Manish Pandey, M.ASCE
Published online: August 14, 2021

Issue 9 – September 2021
Experimental Study of the Hydraulic Performance of Continuous Transverse Grates
ORCID ID icon Shuai Guo, Ph.D., M.ASCE; Lan Chen; Guo-Fen Chen; ORCID ID icon Wenming Zhang, Ph.D., M.ASCE; and ORCID ID icon Yiyi Ma, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE
Published online: June 22, 2021

Issue 8 – August 2021
Improved Criteria for the Design of Microsprinkler Systems to Maximize Crop Profit under Different Water Supply Scenarios
Hélio Moreira da Silva Júnior, Ph.D.; and ORCID ID icon João Carlos Cury Saad, Ph.D.
Published online: May 21, 2021

Issue 7 – July 2021
Hydraulic Design of the Center-Pivot Irrigation System for Gradually Decreasing Sprinkler Spacing
ORCID ID icon Giorgio Baiamonte, M.ASCE; ORCID ID icon Giuseppe Provenzano; ORCID ID icon Massimo Iovino; andORCID ID icon Mustafa Elfahl
Published online: May 04, 2021

Issue 6 – June 2021
Novel Monitoring System for Detecting Malfunctioning In-Canopy Sprinklers on a Center Pivot Irrigation System
ORCID ID icon Aaron A. Akin, S.M.ASCE; Danny H. Rogers, Ph.D.; and Jonathan P. Aguilar, Ph.D.
Published online: April 08, 2021

Issue 5 – May 2021
Air Entrainment Mechanism in the Vortex Structure: Experimental Study
Mohammad Mahmoudi-Rad and ORCID ID icon Mohammad Najafzadeh
Published online: February 22, 2021

Issue 4 – April 2021
Experimental Study on the Performance of a Sand Filtration Method and Device by Using Natural Soils and Subsurface PVC Drainage Pipes
Tian Xia; Juncang Tian; and Wenping Fei
Published online: January 30, 2021

Issue 2 – February 2021
Transitional Flow Analysis at Prototype Gated Spillways in South Florida
Jie Zeng, M.ASCE; Zhiming Chen, M.ASCE; Matahel Ansar; ORCID ID iconZubayed Rakib; and Mark Wilsnack
Published online: November 20, 2020

Volume 146

Issue 12 – December 2020
Modeling the Hydromechanical Solution for Maintaining Fish Migration Continuity at Coastal Structures
Léo Guiot; Ludovic Cassan; and Gilles Belaud
Published online: September 18, 2020

Issue 11 – November 2020
Stability Criterion for Uniform Flow in Open Channel Cross Sections with Different Shapes
ORCID ID iconAhmed A. Lamri; ORCID ID iconSaid M. Easa, M.ASCE; and Mohamed T. Bouziane
Published online: September 07, 2020

Issue 9 – September 2020
Skimming Properties of Sharp-Crested Weirs
Raouf E. Baddour, M.ASCE
Published online: July 10, 2020

Issue 8 – August 2020
Application of Particle Densimetric Froude Number for Evaluating the Maximum Culvert Scour Depth
ORCID ID iconSheau Maan Tan; Siow-Yong Lim; ORCID ID iconMaoxing Wei; and Nian-Sheng Cheng
Published online: May 23, 2020

Issue 7 – July 2020
Numerical Assessment of the Performance of Bed Water Jets in Submerged Hydraulic Jumps
ORCID ID iconEsam Helal; ORCID ID iconFahmy Salah Abdelhaleem; and Wafaa A. Elshenawy
Published online: April 27, 2020

Issue 6 – June 2020
Irrigation Scheduling Approaches and Applications: A Review
ORCID ID iconZhe Gu, Ph.D.; ORCID ID iconZhiming Qi; Rasika Burghate; Shouqi Yuan; Xiyun Jiao; and Junzeng Xu, Aff.M.ASCE
Published online: March 20, 2020

Issue 5 – May 2020
Effect of Sodicity on Soil–Water Retention and Hydraulic Properties
Satendra Kumar; K. S. Hari Prasad; and Devendra Singh Bundela
Published online: February 29, 2020

Issue 4 – April 2020
Design and Test of Tractor-Attached Laser-Controlled Rotary Scraper Land Leveler for Paddy Fields
ORCID ID iconLian Hu; Yi Xu; Jing He; Pan Du; Runmao Zhao; and Xiwen Luo
Published online: February 03, 2020

Issue 3 – March 2020
Exploring the Potential of Temperature-Based Methods for Regionalization of Daily Reference Evapotranspiration in Two Spanish Regions
ORCID ID iconAlfonso Senatore; Clara Parrello; Javier Almorox; and Giuseppe Mendicino
Published online: January 07, 2020

Issue 2 – February 2020
Effect of Water Shortage and Pollution of Irrigation Water on Water Reuse for Irrigation in the Nile Delta
Walaa Assar; Mona G. Ibrahim; Wael Mahmod; Ayman Allam; Ahmed Tawfik; and Chihiro Yoshimura
Published online: November 23, 2019

Issue 1 – January 2020
Assessment of Airborne Transport of Potential Contaminants in a Wind Tunnel
Ivano Cornacchia; ORCID ID iconSéverine Tomas; Jean-Paul Douzals; and Dominique Courault
Published online: November 11, 2019

Volume 145

Issue 11 – December 2019
Performance of an Iris Mechanism Equipped with Fixed and Rotating Deflector Plates for Variable Rate Sprinkler Irrigation
ORCID ID iconLuiz R. Sobenko; ORCID ID iconAntonio P. de Camargo; Tarlei A. Botrel; José A. Frizzone; Marcelo F. de Oliveira; Rogério Lavanholi; Jeferson D. M. dos Santos; and Sergio N. Duarte
Published online: September 18, 2019

Issue 11 – November 2019
Relationship between Curve Number and ϕ-Index
Nicholas S. Karpathy, A.M.ASCE; and ORCID ID iconDavid A. Chin, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE
Published online: September 10, 2019

Issue 9 – September 2019
Three-Dimensional Numerical Study of Stacked Drop Manholes
ORCID ID iconAhmed M. Helmi; Heba T. Essawy; and Ahmed Wagdy
Published online: June 20, 2019

Issue 8 – August 2019
Transport Modeling in Sprinkler Irrigation
ORCID ID iconS. Tomas, Ph.D.; B. Molle, Ph.D.; C. Chevarin; and C. Serra-Wittling, Ph.D.
Published online: May 30, 2019

Issue 7 – July 2019
Multiobjective Irrigation Model: Alqueva River Basin Application
ORCID ID iconHelga Pereira; José Rui Figueira; and Rui Cunha Marques
Published online: April 30, 2019

Issue 6 – June 2019
Constrained Model Predictive Control Algorithm for Cascaded Irrigation Canals
ORCID ID iconZhilei Zheng; Zhongjing Wang; Jianshi Zhao, Aff.M.ASCE; and Hang Zheng
Published online: April 15, 2019

Issue 4 – April 2019
Supercritical Stormwater Flow Interception through Bottom Rack with Transverse Barrier
Feleke Arega; Man Y. Lam; and Joseph H. W. Lee, F.ASCE
Published online: February 12, 2019

Issue 2 – February 2019
Variability of Furrow Infiltration and Estimated Infiltration Parameters in a Macroporous Soil
Daniela P. Guzmán-Rojo; Eduardo Bautista, Ph.D., M.ASCE; Julián Gonzalez-Trinidad, Ph.D.; and Kevin F. Bronson, Ph.D.
Published online: December 05, 2018

Issue 1 – January 2019
Numerical Comparison between Iterative and Noniterative Coupled Simulations for Surface Water Flow and Solute Transport with Unstructured Grid in Two-Dimensional Basin Fertigation
Wei Dai; Shaohui Zhang; Di Xu; Meijian Bai; and Yinong Li
Published online: November 14, 2018