Open Channel HydraulicsElsevier, 2011 M02 24 - 384 pages Open Channel Hydraulics is written for undergraduate and graduate civil engineering students, and practicing engineers.Written in clear and simple language, it introduces and explains all the main topics required for courses on open channel flows, using numerous worked examples to illustrate the key points.With coverage of both introduction to flows, practical guidance to the design of open channels, and more advanced topics such as bridge hydraulics and the problem of scour, Professor Akan's book offers an unparalleled user-friendly study of this important subject ·Clear and simple style suited for undergraduates and graduates alike ·Many solved problems and worked examples ·Practical and accessible guide to key aspects of open channel flow |
Contents
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Chapter 3 Normal flow | 67 |
Chapter 4 Graduallyvaried flow | 97 |
Chapter 5 Design of open channels | 157 |
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abutments Bermuda grass bottom width boundary condition bridge section channel bottom channel section choking coefficient compound channel considered in Example continuity equation contraction scour crest critical depth line cross-sectional culvert depth at section design discharge Determine the discharge Determine the flow direct step method downstream end energy equation evaluate Federal Highway Administration finite difference flow area flow conditions flow direction flume friction slope Froude number gradually-varied flow calculations head loss headwall HEC-RAS horizontal hydraulic jump inlet length main channel momentum equation normal depth line normal flow depth obtain occur open-channel flow overbank problem procedure Q ¼ rectangular channel riprap roughness factor scour depth shear stress shown in Figure side of Equation side slopes solve specific energy diagram spillway stilling basin subcritical flow supercritical flow Table transition trapezoidal channel unit tractive force upstream end velocity water surface elevation water surface profile weir