CIV E 530 - OPEN-CHANNEL HYDRAULICS SPRING 2018 - MIDTERM 1 - SOLUTION

PROBLEM 3

u = 3 m/s

d = 4 m

c = 5 m/s

β = c/u = 5/3 = 1.667

F = u /(gd)^1/2 = 3 /(9.81 × 4)^1/2 = 0.4789

V= (β - 1) F = (0.667) 0.4789 = 0.319   ANSWER.

Problem 4

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