NATIONAL UNIVERSITY – MANILA

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

FHYDROL_CIVP29

HYDRAULICS - LABORATORY

Submitted by:
Leader: Carabbacan, Brian Jan L.
Camasis, Christian Roy O.
Casipi, Janissa Grace D.
Members Casue, Via Mae A.
: Dasco, Maria Zyra M.
Panergo, Jun Edgar M.

Submitted to:

Engr. Anthony T. De Castro

JUNE 26, 2021

 PROBLEM SET 8.SOPEN CHANNEL

1. What flow can be expected in a 1.2m wide rectangular, cement – lined channel (n
= 0.015) laid on a slope of 4m in 10km, if the water flows 0.6m deep? Use Kutter’s C.

GIVEN:
Width(B)=1.2m
N = 0.015
4 4
Slope= km=
10 10 , 000
Depth(D)=0.6m

SOLUTION:
KUTTER’S FORMULA

0.00155
23+
I Ss 2
C= area=1.2 ( 0.6 )=0.72 m
1+ 23+
[
0.00155 N
I √m ] discharge (Q)=(area) ( c ) ( √ m)
¿(0.72)(53.88)¿

BD 1.2(0.6)
m= = =0.3
B+2 D 1.2+0.6(2)
3
0. 425 m
Q=
s
0.00155 1
23+ +
4 0.015
10,000
C=
[
1+ 23+
0.00155 0.015
I √ 0.3 ]
C=53.88
2. A trapezoidal canal section having side slope of 2H to 3V has a total depth of
1.5m. For a most efficient proportion, what is the required bottom width in meters?

GIVEN:

Side Slope ( n )=2 H ¿ 3 V → ( )

2 H
3 V
=0.66

Depth=1.5 m

SOLUTION:
top width
Slope=
2
b+2 ny
y √ 1+ n2=
2

2 ( 1.5 ) √( 1 ) + ( 0.66 ) =b+ ( 2 ) (0.66) (1.5)

3.86=b+1.98
b=1.88 m
3. A rectangular flume 3m wide and 1.5m deep has a carrying capacity of 4.5 m 3/s.
If the same material were used for the most efficient trapezoidal section, by how
much would the carrying capacity increase in m3/s?
4. Water flows in a 3m wide rectangular channel. If the critical depth was measured
to be 0.542m, what is the maximum flow?
5. Water flows down a wide rectangular channel of concrete (n = 0.014) laid on a
slope of 2.4mm/m. Find the depth and rate of flow for critical conditions.