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6th Edition
6th Edition
Martin Marriott
University of East London
This edition first published 2016
Fifth edition first published 2009
Fourth edition published 2001
Third edition published 1995
Second edition published 1988
First edition published 1982
First, second, third, fourth and fifth editions
c 1982, 1988, 1995, 2001 and 2009 by R.E. Featherstone & C.
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Names: Marriott, Martin, author. | Featherstone, R. E., author. | Nalluri, C., author.
Title: Nalluri & Featherstone’s civil engineering hydraulics : essential theory with worked examples.
Other titles: Civil engineering hydraulics
Description: 6th edition/ Martin Marriott, University of East London. | Chichester, West Sussex,
United Kingdom : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2016. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2015044914 (print) | LCCN 2015045968 (ebook) | ISBN 9781118915639 (pbk.) |
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Subjects: LCSH: Hydraulic engineering. | Hydraulics.
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6 2016
Contents
1 Properties of Fluids 1
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Engineering units 1
1.3 Mass density and specific weight 2
1.4 Relative density 2
1.5 Viscosity of fluids 2
1.6 Compressibility and elasticity of fluids 2
1.7 Vapour pressure of liquids 2
1.8 Surface tension and capillarity 3
Worked examples 3
References and recommended reading 5
Problems 5
2 Fluid Statics 7
2.1 Introduction 7
2.2 Pascal’s law 7
2.3 Pressure variation with depth in a static incompressible fluid 8
2.4 Pressure measurement 9
2.5 Hydrostatic thrust on plane surfaces 11
2.6 Pressure diagrams 14
2.7 Hydrostatic thrust on curved surfaces 15
2.8 Hydrostatic buoyant thrust 17
2.9 Stability of floating bodies 17
2.10 Determination of metacentre 18
2.11 Periodic time of rolling (or oscillation) of a floating body 20
2.12 Liquid ballast and the effective metacentric height 20
2.13 Relative equilibrium 22
Worked examples 24
vi Contents
Answers 441
Index 447
Preface to Sixth Edition
This book has regularly been on reading lists for hydraulics and water engineering modules
for university civil engineering degree students. The concise summary of theory and the
worked examples have been useful to me both as a practising engineer and as an academic.
The fifth edition aimed to retain all the good qualities of Nalluri and Featherstone’s
previous editions, with updating as necessary and with an additional chapter on environ-
mental hydraulics and hydrology.
The latest sixth edition now adds a new chapter on coastal engineering prepared by my
colleague Dr Ravindra Jayaratne based on original material and advice from Dr Dominic
Hames of HR Wallingford. As before, each chapter contains theory sections, after which
there are worked examples followed by a list of references and recommended reading.
Then there are further problems as a useful resource for students to tackle. The numerical
answers to these are at the back of the book, and solutions are available to download from
the publisher’s website: http://www.wiley.com/go/Marriott.
I am grateful to all those who have helped me in many ways, either through their advice
in person or through their published work, and of course to the many students with whom
I have enjoyed studying this material.
Martin Marriott
University of East London
2016
About the Author
This well-established text draws on Nalluri and Featherstone’s extensive teaching experi-
ence at Newcastle University, including material provided by Professor J. Saldarriaga of
the University of Los Andes, Colombia. The text has been updated and extended by Dr
Martin Marriott with input from Dr Ravindra Jayaratne of the University of East London
and Dr Dominic Hames of HR Wallingford.
Martin Marriott is a chartered civil engineer, with degrees from the Universities of Cam-
bridge, Imperial College London and Hertfordshire. He has wide professional experience
in the UK and overseas with major firms of consulting engineers, followed by many years
of experience as a lecturer in higher education, currently at the University of East London.
10 Civil Engineering Hydraulics
Chapter 2
Figure 2.4 Pressure measurement devices: (a) piezometer, (b) U-tube, (c) inclined mano-
meter and (d) differential manometers.
below atmospheric pressure is also called negative or partial vacuum pressure. Absolute
pressure is the pressure measured above a perfect vacuum, the absolute zero.
(a) A simple vertical tube fixed to a system whose pressure is to be measured is called
a piezometer (Figure 2.4a). The liquid rises to such a level that the liquid column’s
height balances the pressure inside.
(b) A bent tube in the form of a U, known as a U-tube manometer, is much more con-
venient than a simple piezometer. Heavy immiscible manometer liquids are used to
measure large pressures, and lighter liquids to measure small pressures (Figure 2.4b).
(c) An inclined tube or U-tube (Figure 2.4c) is used as a pressure-measuring device when
the pressures are very small. The accuracy of measurement is improved by providing
suitable inclination.
(d) A differential manometer (Figure 2.4d) is essentially a U-tube manometer containing
a single liquid capable of measuring large pressure differences between two systems.
If the pressure difference is very small, the manometer may be modified by providing
enlarged ends and two different liquids in the two limbs and is called a differential
micromanometer.
density:
( )
𝜌1
⇒ h in water column = h1 = sh1 [2.4]
𝜌
where s is the relative density of the liquid.
For each one of the pressure measurement devices shown in Figure 2.4, an equation can
be written using the principle of hydrostatic pressure distribution, expressing the pressures
(in metres) of the water column (Equation 2.4) for convenience.
Chapter 2
2.5 Hydrostatic thrust on plane surfaces
Let the plane surface be inclined at an angle 𝜃 to the free surface of water, as shown in
Figure 2.5.
If the plane area A is assumed to consist of elemental areas dA, the elemental forces dF
always normal to the surface area are parallel. Therefore the system is equivalent to one
resultant force F, known as the hydrostatic thrust. Its point of application C, which would
produce the same moment effects as the distributed thrust, is called the centre of pressure.
We can write
F= dF = 𝜌gh dA = 𝜌g sin 𝜃 dA x
∫A ∫A ∫A
= 𝜌g sin 𝜃 Ax̄
̄
= 𝜌ghA [2.5]
where h̄ is the vertical depth of the centroid G.
O
h0 h h
x
F x0
x
p=
G
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C
h
G dA
C
Area, A
First.
In the cause of humanity and to put an end to the barbarities,
bloodshed, starvation, and horrible miseries now existing there,
and which the parties to the conflict are either unable or
unwilling to stop or mitigate. It is no answer to say this is
all in another country, belonging to another nation, and is
therefore none of our business. It is specially our duty, for
it is right at our door.
Second.
We owe it to our citizens in Cuba to afford them that
protection and indemnity for life and property which no
government there can or will afford, and to that end to
terminate the conditions that deprive them of legal
protection.
Third.
The right to intervene may be justified by the very serious
injury to the commerce, trade, and business of our people and
by the wanton destruction of property and devastation of the
island.
Fourth,
and which is of the utmost importance. The present condition
of affairs in Cuba is a constant menace to our peace, and
entails upon this Government an enormous expense.
{590}
"The long trial has proved that the object for which Spain has
waged the war cannot be attained. The fire of insurrection may
flame or may smoulder with varying seasons, but it has not
been and it is plain that it cannot be extinguished by present
methods. The only hope of relief and repose from a condition
which can no longer be endured is the enforced pacification of
Cuba. In the name of humanity, in the name of civilization, in
behalf of endangered American interests which give us the
right and the duty to speak and act, the War in Cuba must
stop.
Congressional Record,
April 11, 1898.
First.
That the people of the Island of Cuba are, and of right ought
to be, free and independent, and that the Government of the
United States hereby recognizes the Republic of Cuba as the
true and lawful Government of that island.
"Second.
That it is the duty of the United States to demand, and the
Government of the United States does hereby demand, that the
Government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and
government in the Island of Cuba and withdraw its land and
naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.
"Third.
That the President of the United States be, and he hereby is,
directed and empowered to use the entire land and naval forces
of the United States, and to call into the actual service of
the United States the militia of the several States, to such
extent as may be necessary to carry these resolutions into
effect.
"Fourth.
That the United States hereby disclaims any disposition or
intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control
over said island except for the pacification thereof, and
asserts its determination when that is accomplished to leave
the government and control of the island to its people."
Congressional Record,
April 16, 1898, page 4386-4387.
{591}
"Resolved, etc.
"First.
That the people of the Island of Cuba are and of right ought
to be free and independent.
"Second.
That it is the duty of the United States to demand, and the
Government of the United States does hereby demand, that the
Government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and
government in the Island of Cuba and withdraw its land and
naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.
"Third.
That the President of the United States be, and he hereby is,
directed and empowered to use the entire land and naval forces
of the United States, and to call into the actual service of
the United States the militia of the several States, to such
extent as may be necessary to carry these resolutions into
effect.
"Fourth.
That the United States hereby disclaims any disposition or
intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control
over said island, except for the pacification thereof, and
asserts its determination when that is accomplished to leave
the government and control of the island to its people."
Congressional Record,
April 18, 1898, pages 4421-4422, and 4461-4462.
"The position of Spain being thus made known and the demands
of the United States being denied with a complete rupture of
intercourse by the act of Spain, I have been constrained, in
exercise of the power and authority conferred upon me by the
joint resolution aforesaid, to proclaim under date of April
22, 1898, a blockade of certain ports of the north coast of
Cuba, lying between Cardenas and Bahia Honda and of the port
of Cienfuegos on the south coast of Cuba; and further, in
exercise of my constitutional powers and using the authority
conferred upon me by the act of Congress approved April 22,
1898, to issue my proclamation dated April 23, 1898, calling
forth volunteers in order to carry into effect the said
resolution of April 20, 1898. …
Congressional Record,
April 25, 1898, page 4671.
Congressional Record,
April 25, pages 4674 and 4693.
E. Marshall,
The Story of the Rough Riders,
chapter 1
(Copyright, G. W. Dillingham & Co., New York).
"2. The Department does not wish the vessels of your squadron
to be exposed to the fire of the batteries at Havana, Santiago
de Cuba, or other strongly fortified ports in Cuba, unless the
more formidable Spanish vessels should take refuge within
those harbors. Even in this case the Department would suggest
that a rigid blockade and employment of our torpedo boats
might accomplish the desired object, viz, the destruction of
the enemy's vessels, without subjecting unnecessarily our own
men-of-war to the fire of the land batteries. There are two
reasons for this: First. There may be no United States troops
to occupy any captured stronghold, or to protect from riot and
arson, until after the dry season begins, about the first of
October. Second. The lack of docking facilities makes it
particularly desirable that our vessels should not be crippled
before the capture or destruction of Spain's most formidable
vessels.
{593}
The prudent policy here set forth restricted the action of the
fleet to blockading duty so closely, during the early weeks of
the war, that no serious demonstrations against the Spanish
land batteries were made. Admiral Sampson had been urgent for
permission to force the entrance to Havana harbor, before its
defenses were strengthened, expressing perfect confidence that
he could silence the western batteries, and reach a position
from which the city would be at the mercy of his guns; but he
was not allowed to make the attempt. The projected occupation
of Matanzas was not undertaken.