COMPUTING BACKWATER AT OPEN CHANNEL CONSTRICTIONS

A PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED SUBCRITICAL (SUBMERGED) FLOW ANALYSIS FOR OPEN CHANNEL CONSTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN MODIFIED TO PROVIDE AN IMPROVED TECHNIQUE FOR COMPUTING THE BACKWATER RESULTING FROM CONSTRICTIONS. APPLICATION OF THE METHOD TO RESULTS FROM MODEL STUDIES HAS SHOWN THAT IT PROVIDES A MORE ACCURATE PREDICTION OF THE EFFECTS OF A CONTRACTION ON OPEN CHANNEL FLOW THAN THE METHODS CURRENTLY IN USE. OF PARTICULAR ADVANTAGE IS THE APPLICABILITY OF THE PROPOSED TECHNIQUE TO ANY FLOW CONDITION OR REGIME AND ITS INDEPENDENCE OF CHANNEL SLOPE. /ASCE/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • PROC PAPER NO 9841 2 APP
• Authors:
  • Barrett, J W
  • Skogerboe, G V
• Publication Date: 1973-7

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 1043-55
• Serial:
  • Journal of the Hydraulics Division
  • Volume: 99
  • Issue Number: hy7
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Backwaters; Channel flow; Channels (Waterways); Constrictions; Hydraulics; Nonuniform flow
• Uncontrolled Terms: Open channel flow
• Subject Areas: Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00204520
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 27 1974 12:00AM