Question: A combination flood control channel and flood wall system is proposed for a stream in an urban area. A typical cross - section is shown

A combination flood control channel and flood wall system is proposed for a stream in an urban area. A typical cross-section is shown on Section A. The design discharge is 35,000 c.f.s. The channel is concrete-lined (n=0.013), and rectangular with a 100 feet bottom width and a constant channel bottom slope of 0.001 feet per foot. Under design conditions, the water surface elevation at Section A is 416.00 ft. m.s.l. with the channel invert elevation being 400.00 m.s.l.\#3. A combination flood control channel and flood wall system is proposed for a stream in an urban area. A typical cross-section is shown on Section A. The design discharge is 35,000 c.f.s. The channel is concrete-lined (\( n=0.013\)), and rectangular with a 100 feet bottom width and a constant channel bottom slope of 0.001 feet per foot. Under design conditions, the water surface elevation at Section A is 416.00 ft . m.s.l. with the channel invert elevation being 400.00 m .s.l.
A) Is the design flow condition at this point sub- or super-critical?
B) Calculate normal depth for the design flow. What is the correct label for the shape of design profile in this reach?
C) Using the direct step backwater procedure, compute the design water surface profile from Section A to the Upstream location where approximate uniform flow occurs (it occurs more than one mile upstream from A). Use depth change increments of 0.2 feet or less between computation points.
D) On graph paper, plot the following profiles from Section \( A \) to the point where uniform flow conditions occur:
(1) channel invert elevation
(2) critical depth elevation
(3) normal depth elevation
(4) water surface profile elevation for the design flow
E) Floodwalls must include an adequate freeboard against overtopping, with at least 3 feet necessary for the design flood. Plot the top of floodwall profile.
F) Label the shape of the design water surface profile.
A combination flood control channel and flood

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