AE Bd.

Prob ‘91

a) Determine the depth of flow and the base of an efficient trapezoidal canal to carry
a discharge of 10,000 li/s. of water at a velocity of 1 m/s. The canal side has an
inclination of 2 horizontal to 1 vertical.
b) Find the necessary bed slope for the canal if the roughness coefficient has a value
of 0.025.
Given:
Q = 10,000 li/s = 10 m3/s
V = 1 m/s
z=2

Soln:

Q 10m 3 / s
A   10m 2
V 1.0m / s

A  by  zy 2 A  by  2 y 2 P  b  zy z 2  1  b  4.47 y
y
Assume an efficient cross-section, thus R 
2

y by  2 y 2
R  by  4.47 y 2  2by  4 y 2
2 b  4.47 y
0.47 y 2
= by  0.47 y 2  0 b  b  0.47 y
y

10
A  by  2 y 2  10  0.47 y 2  2 y 2  y2   4.05m y  2.0m
2.47
Therefore:
b  0.47 2.0   b  0.946m

1 2 3 12
Q R S A P  0.94  4.47 2  P  9.88m
n
10
R  1m
9.88

1 2 3 12 1
1 3 S 2 10
2 1
Q R S A 10 
n  0.025

  0.025  S   0.025
1
S 2 2 S  0.000625