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Open Channel Group and Individual Assignment

The document outlines an assignment for 3rd Year Hydraulics and Water Resource Engineering students at Dilla University, focusing on open channel hydraulics. It includes various problems related to channel design, critical depths, and flow calculations, with specific questions designated for group work and individual assignments. Students are instructed to assume reasonable values for any missing data and to submit their work by the mid-exam date.

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Open Channel Group and Individual Assignment

The document outlines an assignment for 3rd Year Hydraulics and Water Resource Engineering students at Dilla University, focusing on open channel hydraulics. It includes various problems related to channel design, critical depths, and flow calculations, with specific questions designated for group work and individual assignments. Students are instructed to assume reasonable values for any missing data and to submit their work by the mid-exam date.

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Dilla University

College Of Engineering and Technology


Department Of Hydraulics and Water Resource Engineering
Open Channel Hydraulics Assignment for 3rd Year Hwre
Assume any missing values reasonably.
Question 5,7,8,9, 12, 17, 18, 19 and 20 should be done in group. The rest are individual
assignments.
1. A rectangular channel 3.00m wide carries a discharge of 10.00m3 /sec. and has its specific
energy of 2.00m water. Calculate alternate depths and corresponding Froude numbers.
2. Supercritical flow occurs at Froude number (Fr=2) at a depth y=0.63m in a rectangular
channel. Find the discharge Intensity.
3. Calculate critical depth yc and corresponding specific energy Ec for the following
different shapes of channel when Q=8.5m3/sec having a rectangular triangular and
trapezoidal channel having width of 2.5m. Nb: m= 1.5 for triangular and terabizodal
channel
4. You are asked to design to design a trapezoidal channel which have a depth of 2.2m and
a velocity of 1.5m/s that have a bed width of 2m. Calculate the discharge, discharge
intensity and Froude number.

M=2 M=1.5

5. A clay tile V-shaped (n=0.0080) channel has an included angle of 70° and carries 8.5
m3/s. Compute.
a) The critical depth, and the critical velocity,
6. A rectangular channel has a width of 2.0 m and carries a discharge 5m3 /sec with a depth of 1.7m.
At a certain cross-section a small, smooth hump with a flat top and a height 0.15 m is proposed to
be built. Neglect the energy loss.
A). Calculate the likely change in the water surface.
B). in this example if the height of the hump is 0.50 m, estimate the water surface elevation on the
hump and at a section upstream of the hump.

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7. Derive the equation showing critical depth for trapezoidal channel clearly.
8. Show that the critical depth yc is related to alternate depths y1 and y2 in rectangular channel
1/3
2∗𝑦12 ∗𝑦22
by the equation, 𝑦𝑐 = [ ] and hence Specific Energy is 𝐸=
𝑦1 +𝑦2
2
𝑦12 + 𝑦1∗𝑦
2
2 + 𝑦2
𝑦1 + 𝑦2
9. In a rectangular channel F1 and F2 are the Froude numbers corresponding to the alternate
2
𝐹𝑟2 3 2+𝐹𝑟22
depths of a certain discharge. Show that( ) =
𝐹𝑟1 2+𝐹𝑟12

10. Calculate the critical depth and the corresponding specific energy for a discharge 5 m 3/s
in the following channel.
a. Rectangular channel, B = 2.0 m
b. Triangular channel, m = 0.5
c. Trapezoidal channel, B = 2.0 m, m = 1.5
11. A trapezoidal channel have a bottom width twice depth of flow, side slope 1.5, a
longitudinal slope of 0.002 and estimated n of 0.015, find the normal depth of flow and
bottom width for a discharge of 10 m3 /sec.
12. The two alternative depths in a 4m wide rectangular channel are 3.86 and 2.5m
respectively. Calculate the discharge in the channel and Froude number.
13. Water flows at steady and uniform depth of 2 m in an open channel of rectangular cross-
section having base width equal to 5 m and laid at slope of 1 in 1000. It is desired to obtain
critical flow in the channel by providing a hump in the bed. Calculate the height of the
hump and sketch the flow profile. Consider the value of Manning’s rigidity co-efficient N
= 0.02 for channel surface.
14. Design a concrete lined channel to carry a discharge of 500 m3/s at slope of 1 in 4000.
The side slope of a channel may be taken to be 1:1 and the Mannings roughness co-
efficient for a linning is 0.014. Assume permissible velocity in the section is 2.5 m/s.

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15. Design an earthen trapezoidal channel for a water having a velocity of 0.6 m/s. Side slope
of channel is 1:1.5 and quantity of water flowing is 3 m3/s.Assume C in chezy formula is
65.
16. The triangular channel or V-shaped channel having a side sloping of 60 degree has a
flow rate Q= 16m3 /sec and if n= 0.018. compute,
a. Critical depth
b. Critical velocity
c. Specific energy
17. Given a trapezoidal channel with a bottom width of 3m, side slope 1.5, a longitudinal
slope of 0.0016 and estimated value of Manning co-efficient of n= 0.13, find the normal
depth of flow for a discharge of 7.1m3/s.
18. A trapezoidal channel of bed width 3.00m and side slope 1.5 horizontal to 1vertical carries
a full supply of 10.00m3/sec. at a depth of 1.50m.
a. What would be the discharge at half of full supply depth (i.e. at 0.75m)?
b. What would be the depth discharge at half of full supply discharge (i.e. at 5.00m3/sec)?
19. A trapezoidal channel of bed-width 4.00m and side slopes 1.5 horizontal to 1vertical has
a sand bed (n1=0.025). At certain reach the sides are lined by smooth concrete (n2=0.012).
20. A concrete lined trapezoidal channel with uniform flow has a normal depth is 2m. The
base width is 5m and the side slopes are equal at 1:2. Manning’s n can be taken as 0.015 and
the bed slope so=0.001. What are?
A. Discharge (Q) B. Mean velocity (V) C. Reynolds number (Re)

Submission date:- On your mid exam date

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