CONTENTS 



Pages 

 Chapter I. Introduction 1-15 



Definitions. Steady uniform flow. 



Chapter II. Bernoulli's Theorem Applied to a Fric- 



TioNLEss Rectangular Open Channel 16-23 



Velocity head and static head. Critical flow. Alternate 

 depths. 



Chapter III. The Stationary Hydraulic Jump in Chan- 

 nels OF Rectangular Cross Section 24-37 



Equation of the jump. Sequent depths. Experimental veri- 

 fication. Length and location of the jump. Loss of energy in 

 the jump. Uses of the jump. The jump in a channel with 

 sloping bottom. 



Chapter IV. Criteria of Flow and the Hydraulic 

 Jump in Channels of Non-Rectangular Cross 

 Section 38-51 



Critical depth. Alternate depths. The jump. Sequent depths. 

 Non-uniform velocity distribution. Channel in which the 

 flow is critical at any stage. Channel in which the hydraulic 

 radius remains constant at any stage. 



Chapter V. The Moving Hydraulic Jump 52-59 



Derivation of the equations. Graphical solution. Various 

 cases of the moving jump. 



Chapter VI. Backwater Curves — Introductory 60-74 



Backwater curves in a frictionless rectangular channel. Br esse' s 

 backwater function for an infinitely wide rectangular channel, 

 friction by Chezy's formula. Classification of all possible 

 backwater curves. Flow in precipitous channels. 



Chapter VII. Backwater Curves in Uniform Channels 75-83 



Graphical method taking actual shape of channel into account, 

 and using Manning or Kutter formula. Exponential 

 approximations for hydraulic properties. Integration for 

 horizontal uniform channels. 



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