Hydraulics II Ch – 1 Illustrative problems

1. Calculate the discharge in steady flow through the channel and floodway of fig. shown below.
Take S = 0.0010 and y = 2.438m

Solution

2. A discharge of 4.5m3/s occurs in a rectangular channel 1.83m wide with s=0.012. Find the
normal depth for uniform flow and determine the critical depth. Is the flow subcritical or
supercritical?
Solution

For critical flow condition

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Hydraulics II Ch – 1 Illustrative problems

3. Determine the cross section of greatest hydraulic efficiency for the trapezoidal channel of fig.
if the discharge is 10m3/s and the channel slope is 0.0005. Use n=0.020.

Solution

For greatest Hydraulic efficiency,

4. Compute the critical depth for flow at 0.4m3/s through the cross section of fig. as shown.
Solution