Boundary Shear Stress distribution in Compound Meandering Channel

Abstract

Investigation of flow parameters in a meandering channel is both challenging and interesting for research dealing in river engineering. With curiosity, research has been undertaken to investigate the variation of velocity profiles both in longitudinal and lateral directions in the main channel and flood plain at various sections in a meandering compound channel with various discharges. It is necessary to observe the variation of longitudinal velocities and boundary shear stress distribution at various relative depths in meandering compound channels from in-bank to overbank flow due to its complexity in nature. The present experimental work is conducted at the Hydraulic engineering lab of the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela on a compound meandering channel.