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Assignment For Open Channel Hydraulics: Assignment No 3 Part I: Class Workout Assignments

The document contains an assignment for open channel hydraulics with 8 questions covering topics such as: 1) Calculating shear stress, Chezy coefficient, Manning's coefficient, and discharge for a trapezoidal channel 2) Finding normal and critical flow depths for a rectangular channel 3) Calculating roughness coefficients for a compound trapezoidal channel 4) Designing trapezoidal and triangular channels to convey design discharges The assignment also includes submitted work analyzing the dimensions of efficient trapezoidal channel sections.

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Assignment For Open Channel Hydraulics: Assignment No 3 Part I: Class Workout Assignments

The document contains an assignment for open channel hydraulics with 8 questions covering topics such as: 1) Calculating shear stress, Chezy coefficient, Manning's coefficient, and discharge for a trapezoidal channel 2) Finding normal and critical flow depths for a rectangular channel 3) Calculating roughness coefficients for a compound trapezoidal channel 4) Designing trapezoidal and triangular channels to convey design discharges The assignment also includes submitted work analyzing the dimensions of efficient trapezoidal channel sections.

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Assignment for Open Channel Hydraulics

Assignment No=3

Part I: Class workout Assignments


1. A trapezoidal channel has a bottom width of 2.5mand depth of flow of 0.80m. The side
slopes of 1.5H:1V and The channel is lined with bricks (s= 3.0mm). If the longitudinal slope
of the channel is 0.0003 estimate
a. The average shear stress
b. The hydrodynamic nature of the surface
c. Chezy coefficient (c)
d. Manning’s coefficient (n)
e. The uniform flow discharge for the case c and d
2. For rectangular section channel of width 10m calculate normal flow depth and critical flow
depth if discharge is 80m3/sec, channel slope of 0.0015 and manning’s 0.03.
3. A trapezoidal channel of 4.0m bed-width and side slope of 1.5H:1V has a sand bed
(n=0.025). At a certain reach the sides are lined by smooth concrete (n=0.012). Calculate the
equivalent roughness of the reach if the depth of flow is 1.5m. using
a. Horton’s formula
b. Pavloskii
c. Yen
d. Compare the difference and justify why
4. A deep and narrow natural channel section carries a discharge of 20m3/sec. calculate the
average width and normal depth if n=0.02 and So =0.0001.
5. A standardized lined triangular cannel section has a side slope of 1.75H:1V and laid on a
longitudinal slope of 0.0004. The manning’s n is found to be 0.016. If the channel is designed
to convey the fully supply discharge at a velocity of 1.5m/sec. Estimate
a. The fully supply discharge
b. Fully supply depth
6. Design the trapezoidal channel as best hydraulic cross-section with Q= 10 m3/sec, n= 0.014,
S0= 0.0004, and m= 3/2.

By Belete B. AAiT Department of Civil Engineering October 2010


Assignment for Open Channel Hydraulics

7. Estimate discharge in the following compound channel section given the sub section in the
following figure and So = 0.001 and also compare the discharge after assuming the channel as
single

0.5m
0.5m

10.5m

2km 10m 15m 10m 1.5km

n=0.04 n=0.03 n=0.035

8. Design a trapezoidal channel to carry 75m3/sec of flow. The maximum permissible slope is
0.0005. It is proposed to adopt a brick –in-cement mortar lining. The soil is classified as
average sandy soil

Part II: Submitted Assignments


A slightly rough brick-lined trapezoidal channel (n = 0.017) carrying a discharge of Q = 25 m3/sec is
to have a longitudinal slope of S0 = 0.0004. Analyze the proportions of,
a) An efficient trapezoidal channel section having a side of 1.5 horizontal: 1 vertical,
b) the most efficient-channel section of trapezoidal shape

By Belete B. AAiT Department of Civil Engineering October 2010

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