Design a standard egg-shaped sewer to carry a discharge of 1.

60 m 3 per second
with a velocity of flow 1 metre per second.
Solution:
Q =A. V
where Q = discharge in m 3 per second
= 1.60 m3 per second
A = area of a standard egg-shaped section
= 4.64D2 = 1.15 D2
v = velocity of flow in metre per second
= 1 metre per second.
Assume, sewer runs 80% full
Substituting, 1.60 = 1.15 D2 X 1 X 1 ii
D2 = 1.739
D = 1.3188, say 1.40 m ........ . .. . .... Ans.
Depth of sewer = 1.5 D
= 1.5 X 1.4
= 2.1 m · · · •••••. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ans.

D= 1.4m

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Standard egg-shaped sewer

 Calculate velocity of flow and corresponding discharge i a circular sewer having
a diameter of I m laid at a gradient I in 400. The sewer is running at 6.0 m
depth. Take N = 0.012 in Manning's formula.
Solution:
As sewer is running at 0.6 m depth,
h = 0.6 m,
D = 1.0 m
... h = 0.6
D

Proportionate depth
h
D i (1 - cos~)
... O. 6 - i (I - cos ; )
 cosf = -0.20
cos(l80 - ;) = 0.20
180 - t= 78.46
8 = 203.07°
The dimensions of sewer are as shown in fig. 22-4.

I.Om

Section of sewer
FIG. 22-4

Proportionate velocity = = [1 _ 360° sin 8

21t8
f'
3

= [1 _ 360° X sin 203.07°

2 X 3.14 X 203.07°
r/ 3

- (-0.11)) 213
= [1 = 1.072
According to Manning's formula,

V = .l. 2/3 ·1/2 = _J__

N .m .t 0.012 X
(.!.)2/
4
3
X
( 1 )1/2
400
= 1.65 m per second.
v = 1.072 x 1.65 = 1.77 m per second ..... . ... Ans.
Proportionate discharge = .!L
Q
[_!!_
=
360°
_sin8 ] [ _ 360° sin 8 ]
21t 1 2 1t8
2' 3

= [203.07° _ sin203.07°] [i 360° x sin 203.07° ) 213

360° 2 3.14 X - 2 3.14 203.07°
X X

Now, = (0.564 + 0.062) (1.072) = 0.6711.

Q =A .V

= 41t D2 x v= 3.14 4x (1)2

--~.....:._ X 1. 65
= 1.295 m 3 per second
Substituting Q = 1.295 in above equation c1,
c1 = 0.6711
q = Q X 0.6711 = 1.295 X 0.6711
= 0.869 m3 per second ................... Ans.