A standard round bottom triangular canal section as shown in the figure has a bed slope of 1 in 200. Consider the Chezy's coefficient as 150 m^(1/2)/s. The normal depth of flow, y (in meters) for carrying a discharge of 20 m³/s is ________ (rounded off to 2 decimal places).

GATE 2024 Civil Engineering Q57 — Civil Engineering

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Civil Engineering · Fluid Mechanics - Open Channel Flow

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