Hydraulic Design of Flood Control Channels

Original document - 1 July 1991. Change 1 - 30 June 1994. 1994 update is available on-line. Contents:
Changes (Outline of changes made to original document.)
Transmittal Letter
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Open Channel Hydraulic Theory
Chapter 3 - Riprap Protection
Chapter 4 - Special Features and Considerations
Chapter 5 - Methods for Predicting n Values for the Manning Equation
Appendix A - References
Appendix B - Plates (File Size: 1.4 MB.)
Appendix C - Notes on Derivation and Use of Hydraulic Properties by the Alpha Method
Appendix D - Computer Porgram for Designing Banked Curves for Supercritical Flow in Rectangular Channels
Appendix E - Theory of Combining Flow at Open Channel Junctions (Confluences)
Appendix F - Report on Standardization of Riprap Gradations
Appendix G - Velocity Estimation Based on Field Observations
Appendix H - Examples of Stone Size Calculations
Appendix I - Notation