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Vol. 8 No. 1 (2008)

Published: June 30, 2008

Pages: 39-49

Original Article

Experimental Works for Determine Manning's Coefficient Roughness in Open Channels

ZOHUL Abdul Hadi 1 AHMED N. A. HAMDAN 1
1 Civil Engineering Dep. , College of Engineering , University of Basrah
History
  • Received: March 30, 2008
  • Available Online: June 30, 2008
DOI

https://doi.org/10.33971/bjes.8.1.4

Abstract

A Laboratory study was conducted in a tilting flume, 0.6 m wide and 3.0 m long to study the effect of regular and irregular bed material on the resistance to the flow of different bed material. The results show that the maximum increase in Manning's roughness coefficient happens when the bed is regular and the maximum reduction in Manning roughness coefficient happens when the bed is irregular.

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