Department of Technical Education

Andhra Pradesh
Name of faculty : S.Padmavathi
Designation : Lecturer
Branch : Civil Engg.
Institute : SDD GW TTI, Hyd
Year/Semester : III Sem
Subject : Hydraulics
Subject Code : C304
Topic : Flow through Open Channels
Duration : 50 minutes
Sub Topic : Problem’s on kutter’s and manning
formula
Teaching Aids : PPT, Animations
Revised By : V. Srinivasa Rao, Lecturer, DAGPT,
Ongole
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Objectives

On completion of this session, you would be able to

• Solve problems involving Manning's and kutter’s formula

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Recap

In the previous session, you have learnt

• Discharge through an open channel is given by Q=A*V

• Where v  c mi (chezy’s formula)

• Chezy’s constant given by manning’s formula

C=1/N*m1/6

Where 1/N-manning’s coefficient & C is Chezy’s

constant

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Chezy’s constant C given by kutter’s formula is

0.00155 1
23  
C i N
0.00155 N
1  (23  )
i m

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Problem -1

An earthen channel with 3m wide base and side slopes

1:1 carries water with a depth of 1m the bed slope is 1 in
1600 and Manning's N = 0.04.

Solution :
Given
• b=3
• Side slops=1:1
• D=1m
• i=1/1600 and N=0.04

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• Area of flow =1/2(3+5)*1=4m2

1
1m 1
• Wetted perimeter, p=3+2 √12+12 1
1 11
=5.83m
3m
• Hydraulic mean depth ,m=A/P
=4/5.83=0.686 m
• discharge, Q =A*1/N*m2/3*i1/2
=4*(1/0.04)*0.6862/3*(1/1600)1/2
=1.945 m3/sec

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Problem - 2

• An open channel of rectangular cross section is 6m deep

and 9m wide while the slope of the bed is 1 Iin1000.
what will be the discharging capacity of the canal if
N=0.0293 in the kutter’s formula.

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Given data

• b =9m
• d =6m
• i=1/1000=0.001
• N=0.0293

• area of flow ,A=b*d = 9*6 = 54m2

wetted perimeter, p = 9+6+6 = 21 m

Hydraulic mean depth, m=A/P =54/21=2.57m

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Chezy’s constant ‘c’ with kutter’s formula

0.00155 1
(23  0.00155 ) 1
C (23  i N )
i
C 1 (23  0.00155
0.00155
NN
1
)*
(23  0.00155
i  N)
C 
1  (23  i )m* N
i 1
0.001550.00155 mN
231  (23   )*
 0.001550.02931
0.001
23 0.00155 i0.0293 m
 (23
1 23 0.001
0.001) * 0.0293
0.00155

1
0.00155 2.57
0.0293
 1  (23  0.001 ) 0.0293
*
 40.5 0.00155 0.0293
1  (23  0.001 ) * 2.57
 40.5 0.001 2.57
 40.5

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• Discharge through the
canal, Q=A*V

Q  Ac mi
=54 * 40.5 * √2.57*0.001

=110.9m3/sec

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Problem-3

• A trapezoidal channel 5m wide at the bottom and 1.5m

deep discharge 1500 l/sec . The side slopes are 2H:1V.
Given N for the channel surface as 0.03, find the
longitudinal slope.
Given : b= 5m
d= 1.5m
Q= 1500 l/sec = 1.5 cum/s
n=2
N= 0.03 1
1.5m
2

5m

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• Area of c. s of channel = (b+nd)d

=(5+2(1.5))*1.5

=12m2

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• Wetted perimeter, p = (b+2d) √( n2+1)
= 5+2(1.5) √(22+1)
=11.71m
• Hydraulic mean depth, m=A/P
=12/11.71
=1.024m
• Discharge ,Q=A*1/N *m2/3*i1/2

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 111 2

1 2

1.512
1
1.5
1.5 1.5 12*
12
12
1 *1.024
***0.03*1.024
*1.024
*1.024
3
* l 2
* l **ll
2
3
12
3
23
21
2

0.03
0.03
0.03
 1.5*0.03
1.5*
1.5*
1.5 * 1
0.03
0.030.03 2 1


111 1
lll l 
1.5 12 * *1.024 * l 3 2
222 2
12.*1.0240.032 3
2
3 22
12.*1.024
12.*1.024
12.*1.024
1.5 * 0.03
33

l  1.5*
1
2
0.03
l  [ 12.*1.024
1.5*
1.5 *0.03
0.03
1.5*0.03 ] 2 2

l l [12.*1.024
 223
l [ [ 1.5 * 0.032 ] ] 2 ]
2
3
22

 12.*1.024
12.*1.024
12.*1.024
33
 0.00196
3 2
l [ ]
 0.00196
2

 12.*1.024 3
0.00196
1in0.00196
600
0.00196
1
1in
in600
11in
600
in600
600

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Summary

In the session, you have learnt to

• Solve problems on Manning's formula

• Solve problems on kutter’s formula

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Quiz

1. Kutter’s formula is used to final ____constant

a) Bazin's
b) Manning's
c) Darcy's
d) Chezy’s

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Quiz

2. In a rectangular channel 4m wide and 1.5m

deep, the depth of flow is 1m, hydraulic mean
depth in m is

a) 4/7m
b) 2/3m
c) 6/7m
d) 1m

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. A rectangular channel 4 X 2 m (deep) is laid at a slope

of 1 in 2000. Find the discharge using kutter’s formula
taking N=0.025

2. A trapezoidal is channel 6m wide and 1.5m deep. The

slope of channel bed in 0.5 m per km .the side slopes
are 1:1, take manning’s N=0.03,find the discharge
through channel.

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