A park is to be drained by grassy v-shaped channel with the side slope 1: 4 and 0.7m deep .Assuming a maximum Froude’s number of 0.8, what is the channel’s maximum bed slope for subcritical flow? What is the maximum flow velocity within the channel? Do you think this is safe for children to play around?

A park is to be drained by grassy v-shaped channel with the side slope 1: 4 and 0.7m deep .Assuming a maximum Froude’s number of 0.8, what is the channel’s maximum bed slope for subcritical flow? What is the maximum flow velocity within the channel? Do you think this is safe for children to play around?

Traffic and Highway Engineering

5th Edition

ISBN:9781305156241

Author:Garber, Nicholas J.

Publisher:Garber, Nicholas J.

Chapter16: Highway Drainage

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 17P

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