If the bottom of the ditch described in the given has a uniformslope of 1 meter per kilometer, and if the bottom and sides are kept smooth and free from weeds, what will be the mean velocity of flow and the  discharge? Use n = 0.02.

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If the bottom of the ditch described in the given has a uniformslope of 1 meter per kilometer, and if the bottom and sides are kept smooth and free from weeds, what will be the mean velocity of flow and the  discharge? Use n = 0.02. 

3. If the canal described
were permitted to grow
weeds on the sides and bottom, what would be the velocity and discharge?
Use n = 0.04.
Transcribed Image Text:3. If the canal described were permitted to grow weeds on the sides and bottom, what would be the velocity and discharge? Use n = 0.04.
Consider a farm irrigation ditch in a loam soil having the following dimensions:
a) Bottom width, 0.5 meters.
b) Total depth, 0.60 meters.
c) Side slopes of 1 horizontal to 1 vertical.
d) Depth of water, 0.40 meters.
e) Cross-sectional area of the stream. = 0.36m2
f) Wetted perimeter. = 1.62m
9) Hydraulic radius of the stream. = 0.222m
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Transcribed Image Text:Consider a farm irrigation ditch in a loam soil having the following dimensions: a) Bottom width, 0.5 meters. b) Total depth, 0.60 meters. c) Side slopes of 1 horizontal to 1 vertical. d) Depth of water, 0.40 meters. e) Cross-sectional area of the stream. = 0.36m2 f) Wetted perimeter. = 1.62m 9) Hydraulic radius of the stream. = 0.222m %D
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