Example of Rigid Lined Channel Design: Design a concrete lined channel (rough finish n = 0.018) to carry 20 m/s on a slope of 0.0015. Consider the hydraulically efficient trapezoidal shane. Solution For hydraulically efficient trapezoidal channel A=1.73y", P=3.46y, R= rhe af ye L 2=— uny (2) (0.0015) 5773 (ie..= 60°) pI Q 20 j Velocity = ~ = —— = 2.656 m/s ar .73y” Hydraulic mean depth D = 2 = bps = 0.749y = 1.563 mFroude Number 0.678 Freeboard for discharge Q = 20m*/s is 0.75 mto nearest convenient elevation. Freeboard may be modified to 0.764. Hence, the total depth of the channel 2.086 + 0.764= 2.850 m Hence the total depth of the channel is 2.850 m. The designed cross section is shown in the figure. Design a trapezoidal channel to carry Q = 20.25 m/s, V = 1.5 m/s, n = 0.025, Sp = 0.0016, side slope m = 2. Assume a bed width of 6 m. Solution Step 1: Q, n, So and m have been given 4=(b+my) P=b+2yvl+m? ae _oem) bs 2yiem?Solving for y,weget y aa x Adda free board of 0.75 m. 13m Designed channel is shown in figure.