CHAPTER 6
1.1
A trapezoidal channel section has side slope m = 1.5, bed slope i = 10⁻⁴, Manning’s
roughness coefficient n = 0.01, and cross-sectional area A = 20 m². Determine the
maximum uniform flow rate.
Answer: 26.68 m³/s
1.2
A channel has the cross-section shown in the figure. Given: B = 1.5 m,
B
h₁ = 0.5 m, h₂ = 0.2 m, n = 0.02, i = 0.001. Compute the uniform
discharge in the channel. h1
Answer: 0.71 m³/s h2
1.3
A rectangular channel has Manning coefficient n = 0.014, bed slope i = 0.001, and
discharge Q = 1000 m³/s. Determine the required channel cross-sectional area for width–
depth ratios b/h = 1; 1.5; 2; 2.5; 3.5.
1.4
A trapezoidal channel has side slope m = 1.5, bed slope i = 10⁻⁴, Manning’s coefficient n
= 0.02, and cross-sectional area A = 12 m². Determine b and h such that the discharge
reaches its maximum value.
Answer: b = 1.45 m; h = 2.39 m
1.5
Determine the flow depth in a concrete circular pipe (d = 1.2 m) with bed slope i =
0.0008, discharge Q = 1 m³/s, and Manning coefficient n = 0.014.
Answer: 0.96 m
1.6
A rectangular channel has Manning coefficient n, width b, and bed slope i. Let Vₖₗ be the
non-silting velocity. Given: Vₖₗ = 0.35 m/s, n = 0.025, b = 5 m, i = 0.0001. Determine the
minimum flow depth.
Answer: 1.22 m
1.7
A channel length reachs L = 500 m, the water level difference is Δz = 0.8 m. Given: m =
1.4, n = 0.017, Q = 9 m³/s. The channel has the best hydraulic section. Determine the
flow depth.
Answer: 1.51 m
1.9
Uniform flow in an open channel with the cross-section shown in the figure. Given: n₁ =
0.025, n₂ = 0.03, i = 0.0001, depths h₁ = 5 m, h₂ = 10 m, widths a = 10 m, b = 20 m.
Compute discharge (n using Horton method).
Answer: 412 m³/s
h2
n2
n1 b
h1
a
1.10
Water flows in a semi-circular channel with slope 1/2500 and Chezy coeficient C = 56.
Radius = 0.55 m. Compute discharge when depth = radius. Then compute discharge for a
rectangular channel (width 1.1 m, depth 0.55 m) with same slope and C.
Answers: Q₁ = 0.279 m³/s, Q₂ = 0.355 m³/s