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Hydraulics Gradually Varied Flow
Hydraulics ENCE251
Gradually Varied Flow 10 hours | 10 marks

Hydraulics ENCE251: Gradually Varied Flow

Chapter Information

Chapter 7: Gradually Varied Flow in Open Channels (10 hours) – 10 marks

Course Code: ENCE251 – Hydraulics II Year II Part

Description: Comprehensive study material covering gradually varied flow including water surface profiles and computation methods

Credit: KN Dulal

Detailed Syllabus with Mark Distribution

Chapter 7: Gradually Varied Flow in Open Channels
10 hours
10 marks

7.1 Characteristics of gradually varied flow

7.2 Analysis of gradually varied flow (Basic assumptions for analysis, dynamic equation, dynamic equation in wide rectangular channel and control section)

7.3 Channel bottom slope: Relation between water surface and channel bottom slopes; bottom slope characteristics (Mild, critical, steep, horizontal and adverse slopes)

7.4 Water surface profiles (Classification and characteristics of water surface profiles; practical examples of water surface profiles)

7.5 Computation of gradually varied flow in prismatic channels: Direct integration (Bresse method), direct step and standard step methods

7.6 Computation of location of hydraulic jump under different flow conditions

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