TY  - JOUR
T1  - Evaluation of an Interactive Copmuter Program for the Design of Grassed Waterways
AU - , O.I. Ojo AU - , B.A. Adejumo AU - , A.O. Adewoye AU - , A.P. Adewuyi 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 3
IS  - 4
SP  - 312
EP  - 316
PY  - 2008
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2008.312.316
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2008.312.316
KW  - Software-design
KW  -bermuda
KW  -waterways
KW  -tractive force
KW  -program
AB  - Software for the design of vegetated grassed waterways after the tractive force method of Temple has been developed. The design assumed Bermuda as cover grass with cover factor of 0.9 and stem density of 5380 stem m <SUP>2</SUP>. Also presented the general flow chart for each channel section (trapezoidal, parabolic and triangular) considered. The program was tested using data from literature. The computed design channel depth, d was 0.2 m as against 0.21 m from data (d) and 0.30 m compared to 0.32 m from the data source, the results thus, obtained were satisfactory. The program has the additional advantage of estimating the total cost of establishing the vegetated channel.
ER  -