CIV E 530 - OPEN-CHANNEL HYDRAULICS SPRING 2013 - MIDTERM 1 - SOLUTION

PROBLEM 2

F = 1

B = 55 ft

v = 28 fps

v = (gy)^1/2

y = v² / g = 784 / 32.17 = 24.37 ft

Q = v B y = 28 × 55 × 24.37 = 37,529.8 cfs.   ANSWER.

Problem 3

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