)A 3 foot diameter culvert has a free discharge and steep slope. The entrance loss coefficient is K. = 0.5. The headwater is 6 feet above the invert of the culvert. What is the discharge? If the headwater continued to rise to 8 feet and the road level is at 7 feet, what is the flow given a road length of 15 feet and C = 1.5? (Recall Ca = 1/(1+KJ!/2)

)A 3 foot diameter culvert has a free discharge and steep slope. The entrance loss coefficient is K. = 0.5. The headwater is 6 feet above the invert of the culvert. What is the discharge? If the headwater continued to rise to 8 feet and the road level is at 7 feet, what is the flow given a road length of 15 feet and C = 1.5? (Recall Ca = 1/(1+KJ!/2)

Traffic and Highway Engineering

5th Edition

ISBN:9781305156241

Author:Garber, Nicholas J.

Publisher:Garber, Nicholas J.

Chapter16: Highway Drainage

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 13P

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