A wide unlined channel carrying silt-free water has a depth of 2.0 m. The maximum slope that can be given to a channel is 1 in 10,000. Calculate the maximum tractive stress permissible on the bed to prevent scouring.
(a) 0.2 kg/m^2
(b) 1.962 kg/m^2
(c) 2 kg/m^2
(d) 1 kg/cm^2
I got this question in an interview for internship.
My question is taken from Sediment Transport topic in chapter Sediment Transport and Irrigation Channels Design of Irrigation Engineering