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Conventional Integral Solutions of the GVF Equation

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The gradually-varied flow (GVF) equation for flow in open channels is normalized using the normal depth, hn, before it can be analytically solved by the direct integration method.

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Jan, CD. (2014). Conventional Integral Solutions of the GVF Equation. In: Gradually-varied Flow Profiles in Open Channels. Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35242-3_2

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