Table 6.

2 Manning's Coefficient of Roughness

The coefficient of roughness for use in Manning's formula for different materials presented in Table 6.2
may be adopted generally for design purposes unless local experimental results or other considerations
warrant the adoption of any other lower value for the coefficient. For general design purposes, however,
the value for all sizes may be taken as 0.013 for plastic pipes and 0.015 for other pipes.
Type of lining
Glazed coating
of enamel
Timber

Masonry

Stone work

Earth

Steel

Cast Iron &

Ductile Iron
Asbestos
Cement
Plastic (Smooth)

condition
In perfect order
(a) Plane boards carefully laid
(b) Plane Boards inferior workmanship or aged,
(c) None-plane boards carefully laid
(d) Non-plane boards inferior workmanship or aged
(a) Neat cement plaster
(b) Sand and cement plaster
(c) Concrete, Steel troweled
(d) Concrete, Wood troweled
(e) Brick in good condition
(f) Brick in rough condition
(g) Masonry in bad condition
(a) Smooth, dressed ashlar
(b) Rubble set in cement
(c) Fine, well packed gravel
(a) Regular surface in good condition
(b) In ordinary condition
(c) With Stones and weeds
(d) In poor condition
(e) Partially obstructed with debris or weeds
(a) Welded
(b) Riveted
(c) Slightly tuberculated
(d) Cement Mortar lined
(a) Unlined
(b) cement mortar lined

n
0.010
0.014
0.016
0.016
0.018
0.013
0.015
0.014
0.015
0.015
0.017
0.020
0.015
0.017
0.020
0.020
0.025
0.030
0.035
0.050
0.013
0.017
0.020
0.011
0.013
0.011
0.012
0.011