A direct solution to normal depth in open channels

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

12-1-2005

Abstract

Normal depth is an important parameter in open channel analysis and has ramifications for flood prediction. Calculation of normal depth can be done by various methods but there is no simple analytical solution. All of the existing methods either have a complex chain of equations or are iterative. A regression equation is presented here that is computationally more efficient than the existing methods and introduces little additional error. Copyright ASCE 2005.

Publication Title

World Water Congress 2005: Impacts of Global Climate Change - Proceedings of the 2005 World Water and Environmental Resources Congress

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