CIV E 530 - OPEN-CHANNEL HYDRAULICS

FALL 2019 - MIDTERM 1 - SOLUTION

PROBLEM 3

v = 3 m/s

c = 5 m/s

β = c/u = 5/3

y = 2 m

F = v /(gy)1/2 = 3 /(9.81 × 2)1/2 = 0.677

V= (β - 1) F = (2/3) 0.677 = 0.45   ANSWER.

Problem 4

 
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