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

PROBLEM 2

y_c = (q²/g) ^0.33333

q= 40 m²/s

g = 9.81 m/s²

y_c = (1600/9.81) ^0.33333 = 5.46 m

v_c= q / y_c = 40 / 5.46 = 7.32 m/s

Problem 3

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