Direction: A rectangular open channel needs to be designed to carry a flow of 2.0 m³/s under uniform flow conditions. The Manning's roughness coefficient is 0.018. The channel should be such that the flow depth is equal to half the width, and the Froude number is equal to 0.5. The bed slope of the channel to be provided is

Direction: A rectangular open channel needs to be designed to carry a flow of 2.0 m³/s under uniform flow conditions. The Manning's roughness coefficient is 0.018. The channel should be such that the flow depth is equal to half the width, and the Froude number is equal to 0.5. The bed slope of the channel to be provided is

Structural Analysis

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337630931

Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Publisher:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Chapter2: Loads On Structures

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1P

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