List of Symbols

Symbols	Units
= Slope of energy grade line	~
= Friction slope	~
= Slope of bed	~
t = time	s
= change in time	s
T = Top width of the channel	ft
v = Local velocity	ft/s
V = Average velocity	ft/s
W = Width	ft
x = x-direction in Cartesian Coordinate System	ft
y = y-direction in Cartesian Coordinate System	ft
z = Distance from datum to culvert invert	ft
= Kinetic energy correction factor	~
= Specific weight of the fluid
= Boundary of grid element	ft
= Width of square grid	ft
= Flow angle between x- and y-directions	~
= Density of the fluid
= Shear stress
= Shear stress at the bed
= Phase lag	s

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