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Open Channel Hydraulics

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ISBN-10: 0750668571

ISBN-13: 9780750668576

Edition: 2005

Authors: A. Osman Akan

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Open Channel Hydraulics is written for undergraduate and graduate civil engineering students, and practicing engineers. Written in clear and simple language, it introduces and explains all the main topics required for courses on open channel flows, using numerous worked examples to illustrate the key points. With coverage of both introduction to flows, practical guidance to the design of open channels, and more advanced topics such as bridge hydraulics and the problem of scour, Professor Akan's book offers an unparalleled user-friendly study of this important subject Clear and simple style suited for undergraduates and graduates alike Many solved problems and worked examples Practical…    
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Book details

List price: $98.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology Books
Publication date: 3/6/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 7.25" wide x 10.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.782
Language: English

Preface
Acknowledgments
Fundamentals of open-channel flow
Geometric elements of open channels
Velocity and discharge
Hydrostatic pressure
Mass, momentum and energy transfer in open-channel flow
Mass transfer
Momentum transfer
Energy transfer
Open-channel flow classification
Conservation laws
Conservation of mass
Conservation of momentum
Conservation of energy
Steady flow equations
Steady spatially-varied flow equations
Comparison and use of momentum and energy equations
Problems
References
Energy and momentum principles
Critical flow
Froude number
Calculation of critical depth
Applications of energy principle for steady flow
Energy equation
Specific energy diagram for constant discharge
Discharge diagram for constant specific energy
Specific energy in rectangular channels
Choking of flow
Applications of momentum principle for steady flow
Momentum equation
Specific momentum diagram for constant discharge
Discharge diagram for constant specific momentum
Hydraulic jump
Specific momentum in rectangular channels
Hydraulic jump in rectangular channels
Choking and momentum principle
Problems
References
Normal flow
Flow resistance
Boundary layer and flow resistance
The Darcy-Weisbach equation
The Chezy equation
The Manning formula
Normal flow equation
Normal depth calculations in uniform channels
Normal depth calculations in grass-lined channels
Normal depth calculations in riprap channels
Normal flow in composite channels
Normal flow in compound channels
Problems
References
Gradually-varied flow
Classification of channels for gradually-varied flow
Classification of gradually-varied flow profiles
Significance of Froude number in gradually-varied flow calculations
Qualitative determination of expected gradually-varied flow profiles
Gradually-varied flow computations
Direct step method
Standard step method
Applications of gradually-varied flow
Locating hydraulic jumps
Lake and channel problems
Two-lake problems
Effect of choking on water surface profile
Gradually-varied flow in channel systems
Gradually-varied flow in natural channels
Problems
References
Design of open channels
General design considerations
Design of unlined channels
Maximum permissible velocity method
Tractive force method
Channel bends
Design of channels with flexible linings
Design of channels lined with vegetal cover
Design of riprap channels
Temporary flexible linings
Design of rigid boundary channels
Experience curve approach
Best hydraulic section approach
Minimum lining cost approach
Channel design for non-uniform flow
Problems
References
Hydraulic structures
Flow measurement structures
Sharp-crested weirs
Broad-crested weirs
Flumes
Culverts
Inlet control flow
Outlet control flow
Sizing of culverts
Overflow spillways
Shape for uncontrolled ogee crest
Discharge over an uncontrolled ogee crest
Discharge over gate-controlled ogee crests
Stilling basins
Position of hydraulic jump
Hydraulic jump characteristics
Standard stilling basin designs
Channel transitions
Channel transitions for subcritical flow
Channel transitions for supercritical flow
Problems
References
Bridge hydraulics
Modeling bridge sections
Cross-section locations
Low-flow types at bridge sites
Low-flow calculations at bridge sites
High-flow calculations at bridge sites
Evaluating scour at bridges
Contraction scour
Local scour at piers
Local scour at abutments
Problems
References
Introduction to unsteady open-channel flow
Governing equations
Numerical solution methods
Explicit finite difference schemes
Implicit finite difference schemes
Special considerations
Channel systems
Approximate unsteady-flow models
Diffusion-wave model for unsteady flow
Finite difference equations
Solution of finite difference equations
Simple channel-routing methods
The Muskingum method
The Muskingum-Cunge method
Problems
References
Index