CIV E 530 - OPEN-CHANNEL HYDRAULICS

FALL 2016 - MIDTERM 1 - SOLUTION

PROBLEM 3

u = 2 m/s

c = 3 m/s

β = c/u = 3/2

d = 3 m

F = u /(gd)1/2 = 2 /(9.81 × 3)1/2 = 0.369

V= (β - 1) F = (1/2) 0.369 = 0.184   ANSWER.

Problem 4

 
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