DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, JAMSHEDPUR
M.TECH. (WRE) I SEMESTER
CIVIL ENGINEERING
COURSE HANDOUT
Course No.: CE4152
Credits: 4-0-0 (4)
Course Title: Open Channel Hydraulics
Instructor in Charge: Dr. Sangeeta Kumari (sangeeta.ce@nitjsr.ac.in)
I. Course Objectives:
To make the students familiar with
• Fundamentals of hydraulics, basic features of open channel flow.
• Energy and Momentum principle and critical flow computation.
• Uniform flow, gradually varied flow, spatially varied flow, rapidly varied flow, and
hydraulic jump.
• Velocity measurement, Discharge estimation and development of rating curves.
• Unsteady flow (Saint-Venant equation, wave propagation and surge, and method of
characteristics).
• Dam-break problem and flow in channel bends.
II. Course Outcomes:
At the end of this course the student will be able to
1. Understand the features of open channel flow, classifications and its computations.
2. Compute the uniform flow and design the channels for uniform flow.
3. Characterize and analyze the gradually, spatially varied flow profiles and rapidly flow
profiles, and compute hydraulic jumps.
4. Measure flow velocities of channels and estimate discharge and develop rating curves.
5. Analyze unsteady flows using Saint-Venant equations, compute wave propagation and
surges.
6. Solve Dam-break problems and analyze flow in channel bends.
III. Syllabus
Review of Fundamentals of Hydraulics, Introduction to open channel flow, basic features,
uniform flow, critical flow, computing normal and critical depth, energy and momentum of
flow, channel control and transitions, uniform flow and flow resistance, composite
roughness and compound channels, gradually varied flow, classifications and computations
of free surface profiles, spatially varied flow, supercritical flows and oblique flows, rapidly
varied flow, hydraulic jump; Hydrometry – velocity measurements, discharge estimation
methods and rating curve development methods ; Unsteady flow: Saint-Venant equation of
continuity and momentum equations of motion, wave propagation and surge, method of
characteristics, dam-break problem, flow in channel bends.
IV. Text/Reference Books:
T1. Chow, V.T., Open Channel Hydraulics, Mc Graw-Hill, Tokyo, 1959.
T2. Subramanya K., Flow in Open Channels, Tata Mc Graw-Hill, 1986.
T3. Chaudhary, H., Open Channel Flow, Springer.
T4. Mahmood, K. and Yevjevich, V., Unsteady flow in Open Channels, Water Resources
Publications, Fort Collins, 1975.
T5. Ranga Raju, K.G., Flow through Open Channels
T6. Henderson, Open Channel Flow, Mac Millian series in Civil Engg. Inc.
T7. Ralph A. Wurbs, Wesley P. James, Water Resources Engineering, Prentice-Hall of India
Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi.
T8. Madan Mohan Das, Open Channel Flow, published by PHI Learning.
V. Course Plan:
Module Topic Lecture Reference
1 Review of Fundamentals of Hydraulics 1-3 T1, T2
Introduction to open channel flow, basic features
2 Uniform flow, critical flow 4-20 T1, T2,
Computing normal and critical depth T3, T4,
Energy and momentum of flow T5, T6,
Channel control and transitions T8
Uniform flow and flow resistance
Composite roughness and compound channels
3 Gradually varied flow 21-25 T1, T2,
Classifications and computations of free surface profiles T5
4 Spatially varied flow 26-30 T1
5 Supercritical flows and oblique flows 31-40 T1, T2
Rapidly varied flow, hydraulic jump
6 Hydrometry – velocity measurements 41-45 T7
Discharge estimation methods
Rating curve development methods
7 Unsteady flow: Saint-Venant equation of continuity and 46-51 T1, T2
momentum equations of motion
Wave propagation and surge, method of characteristics
8 Dam-break problem 52-56 T1, T2
9 Flow in channel bends 58-60 T1, T2
VI. Evaluation Schedule:
Component Duration Weightage (%) Date & Time Remarks
Mid-Term Exam Two Hours 30 As per Acad. Cal.
End Semester Exam Three Hours 50 As per Acad. Cal.
Assignments/ 20
Teacher’s Assessment
VII. Assignments:
The Assignments are framed to add to understanding of the subject through practice and to
motivate the learners to work out the problems of open channel hydraulics.
VIII. Chamber Consultation Hours:
Friday: 2.00 AM to 4.00 Hrs.
Sangeeta Kumari
Instructor in Charge
