1. A trapezoidal channel (b = 3-m, and angle = 30° carries a water discharge of 10 m³/s to a depth of 1.5-m under uniform flow conditions. The longitudinal slope of the channel bed is 0.001. Compute the shear stress in N/m² on the boundary. Also compute the Manning's n value.
1. A trapezoidal channel (b = 3-m, and angle = 30° carries a water discharge of 10 m³/s to a depth of 1.5-m under uniform flow conditions. The longitudinal slope of the channel bed is 0.001. Compute the shear stress in N/m² on the boundary. Also compute the Manning's n value.
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![1. A trapezoidal channel (b= 3-m, and angle = 30° carries a water discharge of 10
m/s to a depth of 1.5-m under uniform flow conditions. The longitudinal slope of
the channel bed is 0.001. Compute the shear stress in N/m² on the boundary. Also
compute the Manning's n value.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fad32da0c-1637-4a9e-9d21-39ce49af5493%2F2e1c5df9-3ef9-43d0-8889-221e66d65802%2F4rcrpli_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:1. A trapezoidal channel (b= 3-m, and angle = 30° carries a water discharge of 10
m/s to a depth of 1.5-m under uniform flow conditions. The longitudinal slope of
the channel bed is 0.001. Compute the shear stress in N/m² on the boundary. Also
compute the Manning's n value.
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