Class Schedule: 1:30-4:30 T

Date Performed: November 19, 2024

Date Submitted: November 26, 2024

EXT NO. 10: DETERMINATION OF ROUGHNESS

COEFFICIENT IN AN OPEN CHANNEL

I. GROUP MEMBER’S ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES/CONTRIBUTION OF EACH

MEMBER IN AN OPEN CHANNEL

Group Members Role and Responsibilities/Contribution

Manalo, Renz Angel Tantian Secretary
DETERMINATION
Maximo, Melmor Presley Amto OF measuring
Responsible for ROUGHNESS COEFFICIENT
the width and depth of the
channel
Mendoza, Krystan Alvaro Responsible for placing the boat on the water
Morales, Angela Gamos Responsible
IN AN OPEN forCHANNEL
the time, Documentation
Oreña, Cindy Salvador Leader

II. DATA AND RESULTS

Length of channel = 1m
Depth of channel (at start of the blue line) d1 = 0.02m
Depth of channel (at end of the blue line) d2 = 0.0175m
Mean velocity = 0.144318m/s

Width of channel, b 0.61 m

Depth of channel, d 0.01875 m
Area of channel section, A 0.011438 m2
Wetted perimeter, R 0.017664 m
Slope of channel, θ 0.001o

Time t, Velocity of flow 𝑄 = 𝐴𝑣, m3/s Roughness

s v, m/s coefficient n

Left bank 6.56 0.152439 0.001651 1.299109

section
Middle 7.17 0.139470 0.001651 1.299109
Section
Right bank 7.09 0.141044 0.001651 1.299109
section

III. COMPUTATIONS
For Depth of channel, d
𝑑1 + 𝑑2
𝐴𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑡ℎ =
2
0.02𝑚 +0.0175 𝑚
= = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟏𝟖𝟕𝟓𝒎
2
For Area of channel section, A

𝐴 = 𝑤𝑖𝑑𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑙 × 𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑡ℎ = 𝑏𝑑

𝐴 = 0.01875𝑚 × 0.61𝑚 = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟏𝟏𝟒𝟑𝟖𝒎𝟐

 For Wetted Perimeter, R
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑏×𝑑
𝑅= =
𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑏 × 2𝑑
0.61𝑚 × 0.01875𝑚
= = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟏𝟕𝟔𝟔𝟒𝒎
0.61𝑚 + 2 × 0.01875𝑚
For Mean Velocity, v
𝑣1 + 𝑣2 + 𝑣3
𝑣=
3
m m m
0.152439 𝑠 + 0.139470 𝑠 + 0.141044 𝑠 𝐦
= 𝟎. 𝟏𝟒𝟒𝟑𝟏𝟖
3 𝒔
For table

Time Velocity of flow v, 𝑄 = 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 × 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦, Roughness coefficient n

t, s m/s m3/s 1 2 1 1 2 1
𝑄 = 𝑅3 𝑆 2 𝑜𝑟 𝑛 = 𝑅3 𝑆 2
𝑣 𝑛 𝑄
𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑙, 𝑙
=
𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒
Left 6.56 1𝑚 𝑄 = 0.011438𝑚2 × 1 2
𝑣= 𝑛= × 0.017664𝑚3
bank 6.56𝑠 m
0.144318 𝑠 = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟎𝟏𝟔𝟓𝟏
𝐦𝟑 m3
𝐦 0.001651 𝑠
section = 𝟎. 𝟏𝟓𝟐𝟒𝟑𝟗
𝒔
1
𝒔 × 0.0012
= 𝟏. 𝟐𝟗𝟗𝟏𝟎𝟗
Middle 7.17 1𝑚 𝑄 = 0.011438𝑚2 × 1 2
𝑣= 𝑛= × 0.017664𝑚3
Section 7.17𝑠 m
0.144318 𝑠 = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟎𝟏𝟔𝟓𝟏
𝐦𝟑 m3
𝐦 𝒔 0.001651 𝑠
= 𝟎. 𝟏𝟑𝟗𝟒𝟕𝟎 1
𝒔 × 0.0012
= 𝟏. 𝟐𝟗𝟗𝟏𝟎𝟗
Right 7.09 1𝑚 𝑄 = 0.011438𝑚2 × 1 2
𝑣= 𝑛= × 0.017664𝑚3
bank 7.09𝑠 m
0.144318 𝑠 = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟎𝟏𝟔𝟓𝟏
𝐦𝟑 m3
𝐦 0.001651 𝑠
section = 𝟎. 𝟏𝟒𝟏𝟎𝟒𝟒
𝒔
1
𝒔 × 0.0012
= 𝟏. 𝟐𝟗𝟗𝟏𝟎𝟗

IV. DOCUMENTATION

FIRST, THE STUDENTS SWITCHED ON THE MOBILE BED APPARATUS AND ALLOWED WATER TO FLOW
IN THE CHANNEL UNTIL IT IS APPROXIMATELY CONSTANT.
STUDENTS THEN MEASURED THE WIDTH AND THE DEPTH OF THE CHANNEL. THE INCLINATION OF
THE CHANNEL BED WAS GIVEN BY THE INSTRUCTOR SINCE IT IS HORIZONTAL.

STUDENTS LET A FLOAT TRAVERSE A UNIT LENGTH (1 METER) OF THE CHANNEL THROUGH EACH OF
THE SECTIONS AND MEASURE THE TIME IT TAKES FOR THE FLOAT TO MOVE FROM ONE END TO THE
OTHER. THIS WAS REPEATED UNTIL THREE TRIALS (LEFT BANK SECTION, MIDDLE SECTION, AND
RIGHT BANK SECTION).