Open channel hydraulics Final exam for 3rd year HWRE students 2022

Part I: Give short and precise answer (15%)

1. List and explain each common type of GVF slopes. (3pt)
2. Based on the relationship of Y, Yn and Yc write the conditions when water surface slope
(dy/dx) is negative in the critical slope of the channel and in which region it occurs.
(3pt)
3. Write down three characteristic features of RVF. (2pt)
4. Define the term hydraulic jump and also discuss four practical applications. (4pt)
Part II: Work out (35%)
1. Given a trapezoidal channel with a bottom width of 3m, m= 1.5, a longitudinal slope of
0.0016 and estimated “n”of 0.013, find the normal depth of flow for a discharge of
7.1m3/s. (3pt)
2. In a rectangular channel F1 and F2 are the Froude numbers corresponding to the alternate

F2 2+ F 22
( ) =
2
depths of a certain discharge. Show that F 1 3
(5pt)
2+ F 12

3. A rectangular channel is to be laid on a slope of 0.0005. The side slope will be smooth
concrete (n=0.013), what width of the channel is necessary to carry a discharge of 9 m3/s
with a normal depth of 1.6m? ( 5pt)
3. A trapezoidal channel of bed width 3.00m and side slope 1.5horizontal to 1vertical carries
a full supply of10.00m3/sec. at a depth of 1.50m.
a) What would be the discharge at half of full supply depth (i.e at 0.75m)? (4pt)
b) What would be the depth discharge at half of full supply discharge (i.e at 5.00m3/sec)?
(4pt)
4. Derive the GVF equation briefly step by step. (5pt)
5. In a very long trapezoidal channel with width B=3m, side slope m=1.5, n=0.016,
longitudinal slope 0.0004, the normal depth is measured at 1.2m. Determine the type of
GVF profile existing at section “x” in this channel when the depth of flow at axis and
sketching the curves? i) 1.7m ii) 0.8m iii) 0.55m (5pt)
6. A stationary hydraulic jump occurs in a rectangular channel with the initial and sequent
depths being equal to 0.2 meter and 1.2 meter respectively. Estimate
a) Discharge per unit width. (2pt)
b) downstream Froude numbers of the jump (1pt)
c) Efficiency jump (2pt)

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 Open channel hydraulics Final exam for 3rd year HWRE students 2022

7. A sluce gate is 0.3m wide rectangular horizontal channel releases adischarge of 18m 3/sec.
gate opening is 0.67m and Cc is 0.6. Determine type of flow that will pass under the gate
if tail water depth is a) 3.6m b) 5m and c) 4.09m.

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