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Q1 Calculate the discharge in each pipe of the network shown in Figure Q1, using three
steps of the Hardy Cross method. Tabulate your answer as shown in Table Q1. K and
the initial values of the discharges are as given in Table Q1.

Answer
First Step
pipe
K
AB
13
BC
2
CA
5
15 marks
Second Step
pipe
K
AB
BC
CA
6 marks
Third Step
pipe

AB
BC
CA
4 marks

13
2
5

K
13
2
5

Table Q1

Q0
+3
-3
+5

Q0
+1.4
- 4.6
+3.4

Q0
+0.94
- 5.06
+2.94

Q02

+117
- 18
+125

Q02

+ 25.48
- 42.32
57.8

Q02

+11.49
- 51.21
+43.22

Q0
39
6
25

Q0

18.2
9.2
17

Q0

12.22
10.12
14.7

Q1

-1.6

+1.4
- 4.6
+3.4

Q1

- 0.46

Q
-0.047

+0.94
- 5.06
+2.94

Q1
+0.893
-5.017
+2.893

Q2 The elevation difference between two reservoirs 6700 m apart is 41 m.

a) Compute the flow rate in L/sec if a 260mm commercial steel (C HW =130) pipeline
connects the reservoirs.
Answer

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b) Compute the diameters of two identical pipe (C HW =140) to maintain the same
discharge computed in part (a)
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Q3 Calculate the Total head and the Power of the pump P for the pipe line system
shown in Figure Q3, for each pipe the length, diameter and Hazen-William coefficient
are as given in Table Q3.If the pump level is (39.40m) determine the pressures just
before and after the pump [ = 9810 N/m3].
Table Q3
Pipe
Length (m)
Diameter (mm)
Hazen-William
Coefficient
AP
6.8
200
100
PC
2000
150
140
CD
900
135
120
CE
750
115
120
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Q4 (a) Design the best hydraulic rectangular section to convey 12m 3/sec on a slope
of 0.0003 in a concrete channel (Manning's roughness n= 0.019)?
Answer

(b) A sewer pipe carries 2.36m3/sec at a bed slope of 0.0002. When the pipe flow
0.9 full, what size of the pipe should be used;
i) using chezy with coeffient=100
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ii) Using Mannings with coefficient = 0.015

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Q5 A very wide canal carrying a discharge of 0.822 m 3/sec/m against bed slope of
10 cm/km with Chezy coefficient = 60. A weir restricts the flow and the water
depth just upstream the weir = 2.1m.
i)
Sketch the water surface profile
Answer

ii)

Find the depth of water at distance 12 km upstream the weir using

three steps of the step by step method.

Solution

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