A rectangular channel of width 2 m has a slope of 0.002 and roughness coefficient of 0.012 carries a discharge of 8 m/sec. Answer the following question: a) What is the normal depth of flow and the velocity of flow?

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A rectangular channel of width 2 m has a slope of 0.002 and roughness coefficient of 0.012
carries a discharge of 8 m/sec. Answer the following question:
a) What is the normal depth of flow and the velocity of flow?
b) What radius of curvature is required for a bend in this channel if the flow
entering the bend is at normal depth and the water surface at the outer wall of
must be 0.15 m above the normal depth entering the bend?
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Transcribed Image Text:A rectangular channel of width 2 m has a slope of 0.002 and roughness coefficient of 0.012 carries a discharge of 8 m/sec. Answer the following question: a) What is the normal depth of flow and the velocity of flow? b) What radius of curvature is required for a bend in this channel if the flow entering the bend is at normal depth and the water surface at the outer wall of must be 0.15 m above the normal depth entering the bend? 1
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