School of Engineering

Department of Water Resources Engineering

October 25, 2011
Hydraulic Structures WR401
Homework 1: Design of Syphon


Design an inverted syphon for the crossing of a canal with a drain of the following data:
a. CANAL
Full supply flow rate = 14 cumec
Bed width = 6 m
Full supply depth = 1.8 m
Side slopes = 1.5H: 1V
Full supply level = 201.8 m

b. DRAIN
High flood level = 203 m
Bed width = 29 m
Full supply depth = 2.0 m
Side slopes = 2H: 1V
Earth bank level = 104 m

Design contraction transition length equal to expansion transition and all concrete. Use K
1
=
0.2 and K
2
= 0.3. It is necessary to provide 15 m wide roads on both sides of drain measured
from the inside angle of the drain. Use the same pucca floor at u.s. and d.s. for simplicity.
Design the following:
1. Use one barrel of 2.4 m 2.4 m checking the requirements.
2. Head loss and bed levels at different sections.
3. Uplift pressures on barrel floor and pucca floor.
4. Floor thickness for two equal changes.
5. Structural design of the syphon barrel.

Use water cover above barrel height= 0.4 m for u.s. and d.s. barrel ends.