Trapezoidal Canal Aqueduct/Tunnel

FSD = 2.73 m
BW = 6 m BW = 9.875 m
Side Slope 1:H= 2
Inlet angle = 12.5 Ref: Small Canal Structures - USBR (Page 41)
Outlet angle = 12.5
Inlet Transition Length = 15.89 m
Outlet Transition Length = 15.89 m
Trapezoidal Canal(Normal) Trapezoidal Canal(Deep Cut)
FSD = 2.56 m FSD = 2.67 m
BW = 6 m BW = 8 m
Side Slope 1:H= 2 Side Slope 1:H= 0.2
Inlet angle = 12.5
Outlet angle = 12.5
Inlet Transition Length = 16.18 m
Outlet Transition Length = 16.18 m
Ref: Small Canal Structures - USBR (Page 41) Ref: Open-Channel Hydraulics - Ven Te Chow (Page 310)
Inlet 27.5 Max. 12.5
Outlet 22.5
Trapezoidal Canal(Deep Cut)
Ref: Open-Channel Hydraulics - Ven Te Chow (Page 310)
Upstream
S
ws
L
1 h
u
= 1.31 m
2 1
0
z
5.486 m
A
u
= 10.61886
m
2
A
d
=
Subcritical Flow
Bed Slope, S
u
= 0.000246 Q = 8.9
m
3
/s
Bed Slope, S
d
=
U/S & D/S are Subcritical Flow. Then the flow regime in the Transition should also be Subcritical
Assumed Transition Length, L = 15.24 m
Hydraulic Energy Loss across the Transition, E = 0.00873 m
Drop in WS across Transition, S
ws
L = 0.1411 m
Channel Transition of Trapezoidal to Rectangular section
( )
2
d u
EL
S S
S
+
=
L
h z h
S
d u
ws
A +
=
E
A A g
Q
L S
u d
ws
A +
(

=
2 2
2
1 1
2
Downstream
h
d
= 1.286 m
3.81 m
4.89966
m
2
Subcritical Flow
Bed Slope, S
d
= 0.0009
U/S & D/S are Subcritical Flow. Then the flow regime in the Transition should also be Subcritical
Using Energy balance across the Transition,
Channel Transition of Trapezoidal to Rectangular section
( )
2
d u
EL
S S
S
+
=
L S E
EL
= A
L
h z h
S
d u
ws
A +
=
E
gA
Q
h z
gA
Q
h
d
d
u
u
A + + = A + +
2
2
2
2
2 2
Upstream Downstream
v = 1.23 m/s v = 1.54 m/s
Coefficient of Inlet loss, c
i
= 0.3 For straight line type {Ref: Open-Channel Hydraulics - Ven Te Chow - Page 311}
Coefficient of Outlet loss, c
o
= 0.5
WS Drop = 0.057 m + sign
For straight line type {Ref: Open-Channel Hydraulics - Ven Te Chow - Page 311}