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critical depth

GATE Civil Engineering · Fluid Mechanics - Open Channel Flow · 2021-2026

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2026 Q52

Width (in m) of a rectangular channel required to carry a discharge of 96 m³/s at a critical depth of 9.8 m is __________ (rounded off to two decimal places). Use acceleration due...

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2025 Q42

Consider flow in a long and very wide rectangular open channel. Width of the channel can be considered as infinity compared to the depth of flow. Uniform flow depth is 1.0 m. The b...

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2025 PYQ

Consider flow in a long and very wide rectangular open channel. Width of the channel can be considered as infinity compared to the depth of flow. Uniform flow depth is 1.0 m . The...

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2025 PYQ

A 5.0 m wide rectangular channel carries a discharge of $10 \mathrm{~m}^3 / \mathrm{s}$ at a depth of 1.5 m under uniform flow. To produce critical flow conditions without affectin...

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2024 Q35

A 2 m wide rectangular channel is carrying a discharge of 30 m³/s at a bed slope of 1 in 300. Assuming the energy correction factor as 1.1 and acceleration due to gravity as 10 m/s...

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2024 PYQ

A 2 m wide rectangular channel is carrying a discharge of 30 m 3 /s at a bed slope of 1 in 300. Assuming the energy correction factor as 1.1 and acceleration due to gravity as 10 m...

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2024 PYQ

A rectangular channel is 4.0 m wide and carries a discharge of 2.0 m 3 /s with a depth of 0.4 m. The channel transitions to a maximum width contraction at a downstream location, wi...

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2023 Q43

A compound symmetrical open channel section as shown in the figure has a maximum of _________ critical depth(s).

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2022 Q47

Water is flowing in a horizontal, frictionless, rectangular channel. A smooth hump is built on the channel floor at a section and its height is gradually increased to reach choked...

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2022 PYQ

Water is flowing in a horizontal, frictionless, rectangular channel. A smooth hump is built on the channel floor at a section and its height is gradually increased to reach choked...

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2021 Q31

A rectangular open channel of 6 m width is carrying a discharge of 20 m³/s. Consider the acceleration due to gravity as 9.81 m/s² and assume water as incompressible and inviscid. T...

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