c) A reservoir has a plan area of 100 000 m². The discharge from the reservoir passes over a rectangular broad-crested weir, having the following dimensions: b=15 m, P, - 1 m, L = 2 m. ) Assuming that a boundary layer forms on the crest of the weir, estimate a coefficient of discharge. i) Estimate the discharge over the weir if the reservoir level is 1.5 m above the weir crest. i) If there is no inflow into the reservoir, estimate the time taken for the reservoir level to fall from 1.5 m to 0.5 m above the weir crest. Assume that Ca remains constant.

c) A reservoir has a plan area of 100 000 m². The discharge from the reservoir passes over a rectangular broad-crested weir, having the following dimensions: b=15 m, P, - 1 m, L = 2 m. ) Assuming that a boundary layer forms on the crest of the weir, estimate a coefficient of discharge. i) Estimate the discharge over the weir if the reservoir level is 1.5 m above the weir crest. i) If there is no inflow into the reservoir, estimate the time taken for the reservoir level to fall from 1.5 m to 0.5 m above the weir crest. Assume that Ca remains constant.

Structural Analysis

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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