CIV E 530 - OPEN-CHANNEL HYDRAULICS

SPRING 2007 - MIDTERM 1 - SOLUTION

PROBLEM 4

    A.

    In the numerator, the relative kinematic or relative Seddon celerity β (V -1).

    In the denominator, the relative dynamic or relative Lagrange celerity (gD)0.5.

    B.

    The kinematic shock travel downstream; the tidal bore travels upstream.

    C.

    Because on the no-slip condition, the velocity at the bottom is effectively zero.

    D.

    Because the q is hydraulic, while the Q is hydrologic.

    The unit-width analysis applies to natural channels, because most natural channels are hydraulically wide.

    E.

    Gravity, friction, pressure gradient, and inertia.

    F.

    A flux is a quantity through an area in a unit of time.

    Energy is the integral of force in space; momentum is the integral of force in time.

    Both energy and momentum apply in the specific case of the hydraulic jump.

    G.

    F = 0.08, in the absence of detailed calculations.

    H.

    n = 1.0, which is laminar, and high.

Problem 1

 
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