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Manning's roughness coefficient values for some common materials

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Manning's roughness coefficient values are used in the Manning's formula for flow calculation in open flow
channels. Coefficients for some common used surface materials can be found in the table below:

Manning's Roughness
Surface Material Coefficient
-n-
Asbestos cement 0.011
Asphalt 0.016
Mechanics
Miscellaneous Brass 0.011
Physiology Brickwork 0.015
Piping Systems Cast-iron, new 0.012
Process Control Clay tile 0.014
Pumps Concrete - steel forms 0.011
Standards Organizations Concrete - finished 0.012
Steam and Condensate
Concrete - wooden forms 0.015
Thermodynamics
Concrete - centrifugally spun 0.013
Water Systems
Copper 0.011
Corrugated metal 0.022
Earth 0.025
Earth channel - clean 0.022
Earth channel - gravelly 0.025
Earth channel - weedy 0.030
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Earth channel - stony, cobbles 0.035
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Floodplains - pasture, farmland 0.035
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C
Floodplains - light brush 0.050 Microwave Product
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F Floodplains - heavy brush 0.075 Digest
Floodplains - trees 0.15

Length
Galvanized iron 0.016
Glass 0.010
m Gravel 0.029
km Lead 0.011
in Masonry 0.025
ft
Medical Product
Metal - corrugated 0.022 Outsourcing
yards
Natural streams - clean and
miles 0.030
straight
nautical miles
Natural streams - major rivers 0.035
Natural streams - sluggish with
Volume 0.040
deep pools
Plastic 0.009
3
m
Polyethylene PE - Corrugated EE Times Europe
liters 0.009 - 0.015
3
with smooth inner walls
in
3 Polyethylene PE - Corrugated
ft 0.018 - 0.025
with corrugated inner walls
us gal
Polyvinyl Chloride PVC - with
0.009 - 0.011
smooth inner walls
Velocity Steel - Coal-tar enamel 0.010
Steel - smooth 0.012
m/s
Steel - New unlined 0.011 Engineering
km/h
Steel - Riveted 0.019 Standards
ft/min
ft/s

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knots Manning's Roughness
Surface Material Coefficient
-n-
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Wood - unplaned 0.013
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Wood stave 0.012
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