Concentrated flow hydraulics and resistance parameters from rill erosion under agricultural use
Rill erodibility, critical shear stress, hydraulic channels, agricultural use.
The physical processes of soil erosion understanding are essential to control its occurrence. Therefore, rill erosion has been recognized as an environmental issue due to anthropic use that can decrease soil health. Therefore, were pre-formed rills erosion in an Ultisol under Sugar Cane use, in which increasing flow levels from 20, 40, 60, and 75 L.min-1, objecting the flow hydraulics and the resistance parameters of critical shear stress (τcr) and rill erodibility (Kr). The applied flow produced turbulent and subcritical flows featuring a hydrodynamic condition common in rill erosion. The increasing flow levels applied generated increasing radius hydraulics responsible for detachment rates in rills to 8.75 Pa of critical shear stress (τcr) and 0.0007 kg m-2 s-1 for rill erodibility (Kr) from this Ultisol.