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A clay tile V-shaped channel, with an included angle of90°, is 1 km long and is laid out on a 1:400 slope. Whenrunning at a depth of 2 m, the upstream end is suddenlyclosed while the lower end continues to drain. Assumingquasi-steady normal discharge, fi nd the time for the channeldepth to drop to 20 cm.

A clay tile V-shaped channel, with an included angle of90°, is 1 km long and is laid out on a 1:400 slope. Whenrunning at a depth of 2 m, the upstream end is suddenlyclosed while the lower end continues to drain. Assumingquasi-steady normal discharge, fi nd the time for the channeldepth to drop to 20 cm.

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A clay tile V-shaped channel, with an included angle of
90°, is 1 km long and is laid out on a 1:400 slope. When
running at a depth of 2 m, the upstream end is suddenly
closed while the lower end continues to drain. Assuming
quasi-steady normal discharge, fi nd the time for the channel
depth to drop to 20 cm.

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