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Value engineering for canal tail irrigation water problem

Walaa Y. El-Nashar, +1 more
- 28 Feb 2017 - 
- Vol. 9, Iss: 4, pp 1989-1997
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In this paper, the authors used Value Engineering (VE) methodology to find solutions of the water shortage problem at Canal Tail-End (CT) by collecting information about water shortage at CT, analyze functions of canals, develop creative ideas, assess creative ideas based on evaluation criteria, and develop value alternatives using Life Cycle Cost (LCC) and Net Present Value (NPV).
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This article is published in Ain Shams Engineering Journal.The article was published on 2017-02-28 and is currently open access. It has received 21 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Value engineering & Net present value.

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