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A cement lined rectangular channel 6m wide carries water at the rate of 30m3
/s. Find
the value of Manning’s constant, if the slope required to maintain a depth of 1.5m is
0.00118.
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Step 1
Given:
The width of the rectangular channel is 6 m.
The depth of the rectangular channel is 1.5 m.
The flow rate of water is 30 m3/s.
The slope is 0.00118.
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Step 2
The formula to calculate the hydraulic radius is,
Here, A is the area and P is the perimeter of the channel.
The formula to calculate the value of Manning’s constant is,
Here, Q is the flow rate of water, n is the Manning’s constant, A is the area, R is the hydraulic radius, and S is the slope.
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Calculate the hydraulic radius.
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