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Normal and Critical Depth in A Prismatic Channel

The document discusses normal depth and critical depth formulas for flow in a prismatic channel, including calculations for flow area, velocity, Froude number, and hydraulic radius based on input values for flow discharge, bottom width, side slope, bottom slope, and Manning's n. It provides sample output calculations for a channel with a flow discharge of 40 m3/s, bottom width of 6m, and side slope of 2, finding a normal depth of 3.149m and critical depth of 1.405m.

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Normal and Critical Depth in A Prismatic Channel

The document discusses normal depth and critical depth formulas for flow in a prismatic channel, including calculations for flow area, velocity, Froude number, and hydraulic radius based on input values for flow discharge, bottom width, side slope, bottom slope, and Manning's n. It provides sample output calculations for a channel with a flow discharge of 40 m3/s, bottom width of 6m, and side slope of 2, finding a normal depth of 3.149m and critical depth of 1.405m.

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Normal and critical depth in a prismatic channel Normal depth formulas A = y(b + zy) P = b + 2y(1 + z2)1/2 T = b + 2zy (Q2/g)T

- A3 = 0 R = A/P A = y(b + zy) D = A/T


Definition sketch for a prismatic channel

Critical depth formulas F2 = (Q2T)/(gA3) F=1

T = b + 2zy Q = (k/n) AR2/3S1/2 V = Q/A F = V/(gD)1/2 V = Q/A D= A/T

INPUT DATA: Select: Flow discharge Q:


40

INTERMEDIATE CALCS (normal depth): Units selected: (metric) SI

OUTPUT (normal depth): Depth yn: 3.149 m Velocity Vn: 1.033 m s-1

INTERMEDIATE CALCS (critical depth): Units selected: (metric) SI

OUTPUT (critical depth): Depth yc: 1.405 m Velocity Vc: 3.232 m s-1 Froude number Fc: 1

m3 s-1

Bottom width b:
6

Gravitational acceleration g: 9.81 m s-2 Units constant k: 1

Gravitational acceleration g: 9.81 m s-2

m 38.73 m2

Side slope z:
2

Flow area An:

Froude number Flow area Ac: 12.37 m2 Fn: 0.229 Wetted perimeter Pc: 12.282 m Top width Tc: 11.619 m

Bottom slope S:
0.0001

Wetted perimeter Pn: 20.083 m Top width Tn: 18.596 m

Manning's n:
0.015

Hydraulic radius Rc: 1.008 m Hydraulic depth Dc: 1.065 m

Hydraulic radius Rn: 1.928 m Hydraulic depth Dn: 2.083 m

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