Contents:

• Basic Principles ( Introduction, Characteristics of open channel flow, Basic equations)
• Specific Energy (Definition, Diagram, Choke, Critical depth, Weirs)
• Momentum (Hydraulic jump, Stilling basins, Surges, Bridge piers, Supercritical transitions)
• Uniform Flow (Chezy and Manning formula, Uniform flow computations, Best hydraulic section)
• Gradually Varied Flow (Equations of GVF, Classification of profiles, Water surface profile computation)

 References:

•  Open Channel Hydraulics, T.W. Strum, 2^nd ed., 2010.

 Alternatives:

• Open Channel Hydraulics, V.T. Chow.
• Open Channel Hydraulics, R.H. French.
• Open Channel Hydraulics, F.M. Henderson.