E3 Questions on Gradually varied flow - including integration of the backwater curve.

  1. E3.1
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    A Rectangular channel is 3.0m wide, has a 0.01 slope, discharge of 5.3⁢m3/s5.3m^{3}/s, and n=0.011. Find yny_{n} and ycy_{c}. If the actual depth of flow is 1.7m, what type of profile exists?
    (Answer: yny_{n} = 0.4m, ycy_{c} = 0.683m, S1 Curve)

  2. E3.2
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    A rectangular channel with a bottom width of 4.0⁢m4.0m and a bottom slope of 0.00080.0008 has a discharge of 1.50⁢m3/s1.50m^{3}/s. In a gradually varied flow in this channel, the depth at a certain location is found to be 0.30⁢m0.30m assuming n=0.016n=0.016, determining the type of GVF profile, the critical depth, and the normal depth.
    (Answer: M2, yc=0.24⁢my_{c}=0.24m, yn=0.43⁢my_{n}=0.43m)

  3. E3.3
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    The figure below shows a backwater curve in a long rectangular channel. Determine using a numerical integration method, the profile for the following high flow conditions: Q=10⁢m3/sQ=10m^{3}/s, b=3⁢mb=3m, n=0.022n=0.022, and a bed slope of 0.0010.001. Take the depth just upstream of the dam as the control point equal to 5⁢m5m. At what distance is the water level not affected by the dam? perform your integration using a) 2-steps and b) 10-steps
    (Answer: yn=2.437⁢my_{n}=2.437m.
    Using y0y_{0} (Euler) 2-step x=−3490⁢mx=-3490m, 10-step x=−4724⁢mx=-4724m.
    Using y1/2y_{1/2} 2-step x=−4480⁢mx=-4480m, 10-step x=−5906⁢mx=-5906m.
    Using a forth-order Runge Kutta method gave 2-step x=−3893⁢mx=-3893m, 10-step x=−5461⁢mx=-5461m)

  4. E3.4
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    A trapezoidal, concrete-lined, channel has a constant bed slope of 0.00150.0015, a bed width of 3⁢m3m, and side slopes of 1:11:1. A control gate increased the depth immediately upstream to 4⁢m4m. When the discharge is 19⁢m3/s19m^{3}/s compute the water surface profile upstream and identify the distance when the water depth is 1.8⁢m1.8m. (n=0.017n=0.017)
    (Answer: Using y0y_{0} (Euler) 2-step x=−1540⁢mx=-1540m, 10-step x=−1695⁢mx=-1695m.
    Using y1/2y_{1/2} 2-step x=−1670⁢mx=-1670m, 10-step x=−1809⁢mx=-1809m.
    Using mean GVF function: 2-step x=−2729⁢mx=-2729m, 10-step x=−1933⁢mx=-1933m.
    Using a forth-order Runge Kutta method gave 2-step x=−2023⁢mx=-2023m, 10-step x=−1850⁢mx=-1850m)

  5. E3.5
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    Using the figure below, determine the profile for the channel conditions using a step length of Δ⁢x=100⁢m\Delta x=100m. Q=600⁢m3/sQ=600m^{3}/s, n=0.04n=0.04, the bed slope of the rectangular channel is So=0.002S_{o}=0.002 and has a width of B=50⁢mB=50m. The sill height of the weir is 2.5⁢m2.5m and the water depth over the weir is 4⁢m4m. Compare results from each method.

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    Figure 4: The backwater curve for question E3.5