Samantha Ambrose SOIL 4213

  What is tile and how does it work?  The old days  Today’s technology Introduction

 What is tile?  Originally clay pipes  Slotted, flexible plastic tubing  7.5 to 46 cm diameter  Removes excess water from the root zone 24 to 48 hours after a heavy rain Image from:

 How does it work? Lateral tile Header tile Tile outlet Open ditch Adapted from: Image from: cropsystems/dc7740.html

  Topography  Crops  Soil texture  Spacing  15 to 40 meters  Depth  Placed 0.9 to 1.2 meters Installation Variables

  Clay pipe: 5,000 BC  Hand tools used for installation  1906: 3 ft deep, $2.42 per 100 ft Installation-Then

  Machine Trenching  1906: $1.24 per 100 feet Installation-Then History_of_Drainage.pdf

  Contractors  GIS/AGPS  Soil maps  Contour maps  Aerial photographs  Field history is essential Installation-Now

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  Calculates tile depth and slope during installation  RTK GPS uses Vertical Curve Technology (VCT)  Real time guidance with grid control that reduces flagging AGPS-Pipe Pro

FeaturePipeProPipe FM+PipeFMComp. Slope Control Comp. Leveling System Lay uphill/downhill from topography elevation YNNNN Design change while plowing YYYNN Works with any brand GPS YYYYN Corrects if obstruction hit (varied soil cond) YYYNN Steering guidance- grid and curved YYNNY Labeling/ file transferYNNNN

  Tile drainage installation has come a long way in the past 100 years  Potential for more improvement with new technology Summary

 Thank you Questions?