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Master Fluvial Hydrodynamics with the Official Solutions Manual. This complete document provides detailed, step-by-step solutions to all problems from the "Fluvial Hydrodynamics" textbook (1st ed. 2024) by Dey and Ali. Perfect for civil engineering, environmental engineering, and earth sciences students. This Solutions Manual covers every chapter, including: Chapter 1: Sediment particle properties (size, shape, sphericity, porosity, settling velocity) Chapter 2: Hydrodynamic principles (velocity fields, boundary layers, hydraulic jumps, surges) Chapter 3: Turbulence in open channel flows (RANS equations, velocity distribution, shear stress) Chapter 4: Sediment threshold initiation (Shields diagram, critical shear stress, slope effects) Chapter 5: Bedload transport (Du Boys, Meyer-Peter & Müller, Einstein, van Rijn, Bagnold) Chapter 6: Suspended-load transport (Rouse equation, concentration distribution, reference level) Chapter 7: Total-load transport (Laursen, Engelund-Hansen, Yang, Ackers-White) Chapter 8: Bedforms (ripples, dunes, antidunes – prediction and geometry) Chapter 9: Fluvial processes (meandering and braiding thresholds) Chapter 10: Scour (contraction, piers, abutments, downstream of structures) Chapter 11: Dimensional analysis & similitude (model scales for laboratory experiments) All solutions are clearly worked out with equations, figures, and step-by-step reasoning. Use this to check your work, prepare for exams, or deepen your understanding of sediment transport and river mechanics.

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2.1 Given
1 0 2 1
Sijggg 0 1 2 andg a i ggg 2
  g 
  g 
3 0 3 3
Evaluateg (a)g S iig,g (b)g SijgS ijg ,g (c)g SgjigS gjig ,g (d)g S gjkgSkj (e) a m a mg,g (f)g Smngamang ,g (g)g Snmama n

Ans.g (a)g Siig gS11g gS22 g gS 33g g1gg1gg3gg5g.
(b) S ijgS ijg gS g2 g gSg2g gSg2 g gSg2g gSg2g gSg2 g gS g2 g gSg2g gS g2 g 
11 12 13 21 22 23 31 32 33
1gg0gg4gg0gg1gg4gg9gg0gg9gg28g.
(c) S gjigS gjig=gSijgS ijg =28.
(d) S gjkgS kjg gS 1kgSk1 g gS2kgSkg2g gS 3kgS kg3
gS 11 S 11g gS12 gS 21g gS 13S 31g gS 21S 12g gS22gS22 g gS 23S 32g gS 31S 13g gS32 gS23g gS33S33
g 11gg  0  0  gg  2  3  gg  0  0  g g 11g g  2  0  gg  3  2  gg  0  2  g g 33 g g 23g .
(e) a m a mg ga12g ga22 g ga32 g g1gg4gg9gg14g .
(f) S mn gamang g S1na1 ang gS2na2 ang gS3na3 ang 
S 11 a 1 a1g gS 12a 1a2 g gS13a1 a3g gS21a2 a1g gS22 a2a 2g gS23a2 a3g gS31a3 a1g gS32 a3a 2g gS33 a3a3
g 111gg 01 2 gg 21 3 g g 02 1 g g 1 2 2g g  2  2  3  g g 33 1 
  0  3  2  gg 3 3  3g g 1gg 0g g 6g g 0g g 4g g 12g g 9g g 0g g 27g g 59.
(g) S nm ama ng =gSmngaman g =59.

2.2 Determine g whichg ofg thesegequationsg havegangidenticalg meaningg withg a gQg a 'g .
i ijg g j
(a)ga gQ a ' ,g (b)g a gQg g a 'g ,g (c)g a g a 'g Q .
p pmg m p m n mn
qp g
q


Ans.g (a)g andg(c)

2.3 Giveng theg followingg matrices
 
1 2 3 0
aiggg0g ,gBijggg0 5 1
2 0 2 1
Demonstrate g theg equivalence g ofg theg subscriptedg equationsg andg correspondingg matrixg equationsg ing t
heg followingg twog problems.
(a) b g g Bg a g andg bgg Ba ,g (b)g sggBg aga andgsgga Ba 
Tg

i ijg g j ijg ig g j


Ans.g (a)
b i g gBij agj ggb1 ggB1gj a gjggB11 a1 ggB12a 2ggB13a 3gg21gg30gg02gg2
b 2 g g B2gja gjg gB21a1 ggB22a2 g gB23 a3g g2, b 3 g g B3 gj a gjg gB31a 1g gB32a2 g gB33a 3g g2g.

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2 3 0g1 2
bggBag g 0 5 1gg0g gg2g g.g Thus,g big gBijagjg givesgthegsamegresultsgasgbggBa


 0 2 1g2 2
(b)
sggBijga iagjg gB11a 1a1 ggB12a 1a2 g gB13a1 a3g gB21a 2a1 ggB22a 2a2 g gB23a2a3
B31 a 3 a 1gg B32 a3a 2g gB33a3 a3 g g2(1)(1)gg3(1)(0)gg0(1)(2)gg0(0)(1)
5(0)(0)gg1(0)(2)gg0(2)(1)gg2(2)(0)gg1(2)(2)gg2gg4gg6.
2 3 0g1 2
andg sgga Ba gg1g 0 2 0 5 1 g0g  g1g g 0 2g2g g 2gg4gg6g.
  g  g
Tg

0 2g 1g2 2


Writegingindicialgnotationgthegmatrixgequationg(a)g gAggBC,g(b)g DggB C  and (c)
Tg
2.4 g g g



 E   B C F  .
g g
Tg
g g g




Ans.g(a)gA
g  gg B CgggAg gBg C ,g (b)gDggB C  A
Tg
g g g gBg C .
ij igm g g mg j ij mig g mj
(c) EggB C F  E
Tg
g g g g g gBg C Fg .
ij mig g mkg g kj


2 2 2  2  2 2
2.5 Writeg ing indicialg notationg theg equationg (a)g sg g A1 g g A2 g g A3 g andg (b)g 2g g 2g g 2g g0g.
x1 x2 x3

2 2 2  2   2  2  2 
Ans.g (a)g sggA1 g gA2 g gA3g g AigAig . (b)g 2 g g 2g g 2 g g0gg g0g.
x1 x2 x3 xigxig

2.6 Givengthatg Si g j g =ai aj gandgSij g=aiaj g ,gwhereg ai =Qmi gam gandg aj g=Qn gj ang ,gan QikgQjkg g ijg .
d
Showgthatg Si i g=Sii g .

Ans.g Si j g =Qmi amQn g j an g=Qmi Qn g jam an g gSi ig =Qmi Qni aman g= mn am ang =am amg gSmm g gSii g .

vig
2.7 Writeg ai g gv vi ing longg form.
t g x gj
j




Ans.
v
igg1gga g g 1g gv v1 g v1 g v v1 g v
g gvg 1g gv gv3gg 1g .
1
t j
g x gj t 1
g x1
2
g x 2 x3
v2g v2g v2 g v2g v2g v
ig g 2ggag g gvg g gvg gvg gvg 2g .
2
t j
g x gj t 1
g x1 2
g x 2
3g
x3
v3g v3 g v3g v3g v3 g v3g
igg3gga g g gvg g gvg gvg gvg .

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