Distribution of Shear Force on Boundary of Smooth Rectangular Duct
Publication: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 120, Issue 7
Abstract
Results of laboratory experiments on wide smooth rectangular ducts are reported in terms of the relationship between duct aspect ratio and the shear force on the walls expressed as a proportion of the total boundary shear force, . This data set, in the range , overlaps and extends the 1985 work of Knight and Patel, for which . A new form of empirical model is proposed for the relationship. When compared with the predicted by assuming the shear force on an element of the boundary to be simply proportional to its length, the model result is seen to deviate from it, with definite maximum and minimum deviations.
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Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 120 • Issue 7 • July 1994
Pages: 787 - 807
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Copyright © 1994 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: May 18, 1993
Published online: Jul 1, 1994
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