xc_trap {hydraulics}

Creates a cross-section plot for an open channel

Description

This function plots a cross-section of a (trapezoid, rectangle, triangle), shaded as filled to the level indicated by the values passed to it.

Usage

xc_trap(y = NULL, b = NULL, m = NULL, units = c("SI", "Eng"))

Arguments

y

water depth [m or ft]

b

bottom width [m or ft]

m

side slope (H:1)

units

character vector that contains the system of units [options are SI for International System of Units and Eng for English (US customary) units.

Value

a cross-section diagram

Author(s)

Ed Maurer

Examples

# Draw a cross-section with depth 1, width 2, side slope 3:1 (H:V)
xc_trap(y = 1.0, b = 2.0, m = 3.0, units = "SI")