University of Central Florida Civil and Environmental Engineering CWR4101 Hydrology Lecture 8 - Flow Routing

The student should have the ability to;

• State the Manning's equation and variables in the equation.
• Calculate Hydrulic Radius for the Following Geometries;
  • Circular Channel
  • Triangular Channel
  • Rectangular Channel
  • Trapezoidal Channel
• Use the following methods to route a hydrograph through a channel, pond, or other flow structure;
  • Kinematic Wave for overland flow
  • Kinematic Wave for Triangular, Circular, and Rectangular channels
  • Inventory Equation with know inflow and I-O or S-O relationship
  • Muskingum method with known K and c
• Explain the use of the storage indicator (N) in inventory routing.
• Use actual inflow and outflow data to determine the K and c parameters for the Muskingum method.

• Wanielista - Chapter 8
• Viesmann and Lewis - Chapter
• Singh - Chapters
• Ponce
• Linsley, Kohler, and Paulhus

• In Class Lecture
• Class Notes

Chapter 8 - many of the problems in this chapter are lengthy and should be performed to get a feel for the methodology of routing.

• Section 8.6 all problems