A wide, shallow sand-bed channel has a slope of 0.00105 (assume smooth channel banks). The average grain size = 0.36 mm at isb = 40.2%. The flow depth of the channel is equal to 3.3 ft at flowrate and cross area of 5380 ft^3/s and 640 ft^2, respectively. Based on Einstein (1950) for total bed-load material transport model using size fraction, Find the following by choosing the correct answer of the following:

A wide, shallow sand-bed channel has a slope of 0.00105 (assume smooth channel banks). The average grain size = 0.36 mm at isb = 40.2%. The flow depth of the channel is equal to 3.3 ft at flowrate and cross area of 5380 ft^3/s and 640 ft^2, respectively. Based on Einstein (1950) for total bed-load material transport model using size fraction, Find the following by choosing the correct answer of the following:

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

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Chapter3: Weight–volume Relationships

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