NOTCHES AND

WEIRS
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rectangular weir
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APPROAC
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Water flows from a reservoir through a rectangular opening 2m high and 1.2m wide in the
vertical face of a dam. Calculate the discharge in cubic meters per second when the free
surface in the reservoir is 0.5m above the top of the opening assuming a coefficient of
discharge of 0.64.
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In an experiment on a 90˚ vee notch, the flow is collected in a 0.9 m diameter vertical
cylindrical tank. It is found that the depth of water increases by 0.685 m in 16.8 s when the
head over the notch is 0.2 m. Determine the coefficient of discharge of the notch.
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