Department of Technical Education

Andhra Pradesh
Name of faculty : P. Venkat Ram Reddy
Designation : Sr. Lecturer
Branch : Civil Engineering
Institution : J.N.G.P,HYD
year/semester : III Semester
sub topic : Hydraulics
Sub. Code : C304
topic : Flow Through Open Channels
Duration : 50 min.
sub topic : Problems on Open Channel Flow
Teaching Aids : PPT, Animations
Revised By : V. Srinivasa Rao, Lecturer, DAGPT,
Ongole
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Objectives
On completion of this session, you would be
able to

• Do the problems on Chezy’s equation and Manning’s

formula for finding the discharge in open channel flow

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Recap

• In the previous session, you have learnt

Solving problems on most economical rectangular

and trapezoidal channel sections

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Problems

1) A Rectangular channel is 4 meters deep and 6

meters wide. Find the discharge through channel
when it runs full. Take slope of the bed as 1 in 1000
and chezy’s constant is 50.

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• Given Data
• Depth d =4m
• Width b = 6m, A= 4*6 = 24 m2
• Perimeter P = b+2d=6+(2*4)=14m
• Hydraulic mean depth (m) = A/P=24/14=1.71 m
• Bed slope (i) = 1/1000=0.001
• Velocity of water (v) =?
• Discharge of water (Q) =?
• Chezy’s constant (C) = 50

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Substitute the values in Chezy’s equation we get the value
of velocity in the open channel

v
vc c mimi
v  c mi
 50501.71*0.001
1.71*0.001
 50 1.71*0.001
 2.07
2.07mm
 2.07 m sec
sec
sec

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Find the discharge by the formula

Q  A *V
Q  A *
Q  A *V V
24 * 2.07
24 * 2.07
 24* 2.07 3
49.68
49.68 m 3m

 49.68 sec sec

3
m
sec

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2) An earthen channel with a base 3m and 4 meters wide
at top with side slopes 1:1 carries water with a depth of
1m,The bed slope is 1 in 1600. Estimate the discharge
Take value of N in Manning's formula as 0.04.

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Given Data
Depth d =1m ,n:1=1:1
Width b = 3m, A=(b + nd) d
= (3+1*1)*1 = 4 m2
Perimeter P = b+2d √ n2+1
=3+2*1 √ 12+1 =5.82 m
Hydraulic mean depth (m) =A/P =4/5.82=0.69m
Bed slope (i) = 1/1600
Manning's constant =0.04

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Substitute the values of A,N,m,i in Manning’s equation
we get the value of Discharge“ Q “ in the open channel

1 2 / 3 1/ 2 1 1 1/ 2
v m i  2/3
0.69 ( )
nv  1 m 2 / 3i1/02 .04 1 0.691600
2/3
(
1 1/ 2
)
 0.489m n /s 0.04 1600
 0.489m / s

Discharge through channel is find out by

Q=A x V

 4 * 0.489  1.956m3 / s.

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Summary

In this session, you have learnt

• To calculate the Discharge in open channels with the

given data using Chezy’s Equation and Manning’s
Formula

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