2. WETTED PERIMETER CROSS SECTIONAL AREA HYDRAULIC RADIUS The efficiency of the channel Cross sectional area --------------------------- Wetted perimater Width x 2 (depth) The total length of the bed and bank sides that comes into contact with water in the channel The amount of water in the wetted perimeter of the channel Width x mean depth of the channel
3. ROUGHNESS COEFFICIENT (MANNINGS ‘N’) VELOCITY DISCHARGE The rate at which water moves through the channel V = R (0.67) x S (0.5) ---------------------- n Cross-sectional area X Velocity The speed of the water in the channel The frictional force of a river bed and its effect on velocity Discharge -------------- Cross sectional area
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