CIV E 530 - OPEN-CHANNEL HYDRAULICS FALL 2012 - MIDTERM 1 - SOLUTION

PROBLEM 2

F = 1

B = 53 ft

v = 27 fps

v = (gy)^1/2

y = v² / g = 729 / 32.17 = 22.66 ft

Q = v B y = 27 × 53 × 22.66 = 32,426 cfs.   ANSWER.

Problem 3

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