HYDRAULICS

UNIFORM FLOW IN OPEN CHANNEL

EXERCISE
TOPIC 2.1-2.2
by

Dr. Nadiatul Adilah Ahmad Abdul Ghani

Department of Civil Engineering
College of Engineering
nadiatul@ump.edu.my

Chapter 2:Uniform Flow in Open Channel by N Adilah A A Ghani

 Exercise 2.1

A rectangular channel with 6 m width and bed slope,

0.0016 flow through the channel with 10 m3/s, n=0.017.
Calculate the value of normal depth with
i. Trial and error
ii. Graph
iii. Design Chart

Chapter 2:Uniform Flow in Open Channel by N Adilah A A Ghani

 Exercise 2.2

How deep will water flow at the rate of 6.80 m3/s in a

rectangular channel 6.10 m wide laid on a slope of
0.00010? Use n=0.0149.

Chapter 2:Uniform Flow in Open Channel by N Adilah A A Ghani

 Exercise 2.3

A concrete lined trapezoidal channel has a bed width of

3.5m, side slope at 45° to the horizontal, a bed slope
1:1000 and Manning Roughness coefficient of 0.015.
Calculate the normal depth of uniform flow when the
discharge is 20 m3/s. (Using Trial & Error Method).

Chapter 2:Uniform Flow in Open Channel by N Adilah A A Ghani

 Exercise 2.4

Design a rectangular channel to be made of formed unfinished

concrete with Manning’s coefficient, 0.017 to carry 12 m3/s of
water when laid on a 1.2 percent slope. In the final design, the
width was made 2 m. Determine the normal depth for this
discharge.

Chapter 2:Uniform Flow in Open Channel by N Adilah A A Ghani