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Open Channel Geometry: circular

yD0.55 to yD1.00

Hydraulic geometry section properties for standard open channel cross-sections — rectangular, trapezoidal, triangular, parabolic, and circular (partial flow y/D = 0.05–1.0). Provides symbolic formulas and pre-computed normalized coefficients for area (A/D²), wetted perimeter (P/D), hydraulic radius (R/D), and top width (T/D) as functions of depth ratio.

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channel shaperecord idarea formulaarea normalized (dimensionless)critical depth formuladepth ratio y over D (dimensionless)hydraulic depth formulahydraulic radius formulahydraulic radius normalized (dimensionless)normal depth notestandardtop width formulatop width normalized (dimensionless)wetted perimeter formulawetted perimeter normalized (dimensionless)
circularyD0.55A = 0.442616*D^20.442616Trial0.55D h = A/TR = 0.264886*D0.264886Partial flowChow 1959 Table 2-2; Sturm 2001; FHWA HDS-4T = 0.994987*D0.994987P = 1.670964*D1.670964
circularyD0.60A = 0.492028*D^20.492028Trial0.6D h = A/TR = 0.277644*D0.277644Partial flowChow 1959 Table 2-2; Sturm 2001; FHWA HDS-4T = 0.979796*D0.979796P = 1.772154*D1.772154
circularyD0.65A = 0.540418*D^20.540418Trial0.65D h = A/TR = 0.288148*D0.288148Partial flowChow 1959 Table 2-2; Sturm 2001; FHWA HDS-4T = 0.953939*D0.953939P = 1.875489*D1.875489
circularyD0.70A = 0.587230*D^20.58723Trial0.7D h = A/TR = 0.296235*D0.296235Partial flowChow 1959 Table 2-2; Sturm 2001; FHWA HDS-4T = 0.916515*D0.916515P = 1.982313*D1.982313
circularyD0.75A = 0.631852*D^20.631852Trial0.75D h = A/TR = 0.301687*D0.301687R max near y/D=0.81Chow 1959 Table 2-2; Sturm 2001; FHWA HDS-4T = 0.866025*D0.866025P = 2.094395*D2.094395
circularyD0.80A = 0.673574*D^20.673574Trial0.8D h = A/TR = 0.304193*D0.304193Near max hydraulic radiusChow 1959 Table 2-2; Sturm 2001; FHWA HDS-4T = 0.800000*D0.8P = 2.214297*D2.214297
circularyD0.85A = 0.711523*D^20.711523Trial0.85D h = A/TR = 0.303267*D0.303267Partial flowChow 1959 Table 2-2; Sturm 2001; FHWA HDS-4T = 0.714143*D0.714143P = 2.346194*D2.346194
circularyD0.90A = 0.744523*D^20.744523Trial0.9D h = A/TR = 0.298037*D0.298037Partial flowChow 1959 Table 2-2; Sturm 2001; FHWA HDS-4T = 0.600000*D0.6P = 2.498092*D2.498092
circularyD0.95A = 0.770717*D^20.770717Trial0.95D h = A/TR = 0.286452*D0.286452Near-full flowChow 1959 Table 2-2; Sturm 2001; FHWA HDS-4T = 0.435890*D0.43589P = 2.690566*D2.690566
circularyD1.00A = 0.785398*D^20.785398N/A full pipe1D h = N/AR = 0.250000*D0.25Full pipe; Q max = 1.076*Q full at y/D=0.938Chow 1959 Table 2-2; Sturm 2001; FHWA HDS-4T = 0.000000*D0P = 3.141593*D3.141593

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