Irrigation Channels – 1 : Silt Theories

CVL 381, Design of Hydraulic Structures

Tutorials
Kennedy’s
Design
Procedure
How to solve it????
 • Empirical formulae for other areas.

Further work •
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Lindley’s formulae.
Ranga Raju and Misri’s method of canal design on Kennedy’s theory.

on Kennedy’s • Semi-empirical curve fitting method of canal design on Kennedy’s theory

and CWPC recommendations for B/D ratio.

Theory • Numerical examples are illustrated ahead to understand these things thoroughly.

• Example :

• Design a channel on Kennedy’s theory, for the following data :

• Q = 45 cumecs, N = 0.0225, m = 1.05 and S = 1/5000

• Use the method given by Ranga Raju and Misri.

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 Design
Examples

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More Design
Examples for
self-practice :

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Lacey’s Regime Theory

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Lacey’s Regime Theory
Unlined Canal Design on Alluvial soil by Kennedy’s Theory

Lacey’s theory is based on the concept of regime condition of the channel. The regime condition will
be satisfied if,

1. The channel flows uniformly in unlimited incoherent alluvium of the same character which is
transported by the channel.

2. The silt grade and silt charge remains constant.

3. The discharge remains constant. But in practice, all these conditions can never be satisfied. And
therefore, artificial channels can never be in ‘True regime’.

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Natural silt transporting channels tend to assume a semi-
elliptical section
1) Coarser the silt, greater is the waterway of such a
channel and narrower the depth
2) Finer the silt, greater is the depth, and the channel
closely approximates a semi-circle
3) If a channel is constructed with too small a cross
section for a particular discharge and the slope is
steeper than required, scour will occur till final
regime is attained.
4) If too wider a section and flatter slope than
required, then silting will occur.
5) Eddies are generated normal from bed and sides.
Hence, vertical component of eddies generated
from sides will also support the silt.
6) Lacey, therefore, assumed hydraulic mean depth
(R) as variable unlike Kennedy who assumed
Depth (D) as variable.
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Lacey’s Equations
Lacey’s
Lacey’s Fundamental
FundamentalEquations
Equations: :
Lacey recognized the importance of
silt grade and introduced f as silt
factor

Derived Equations
Equations ::

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Lacey’s Equation for scour depth

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Lacey’s Regime Equations for Design

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 Lacey’s Channel Design Procedure
1.) Calculate the velocity from equations

2.) Work out the hydraulic mean depth (R) from the equation

3.) Compute area of channel section A=Q/V

4.) Compute wetted perimeter

5.) Knowing these values, the channel section is known, and finally the bed slope S is determined by the
equation

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Examples
Problem 1 :

Solution :

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Examples

Problem 2 :

Data :

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Solution :

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Coarser?? What would be size?
More Design Examples for self-practice :

Source: Irrigation and power engineering, B.C. Punmia

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