GATE 2018 Civil Engineering Q23

Question

A triangular pipe network is shown in the figure. The head loss in each pipe is given by hf = rQ^1.8, with the variables expressed in a consistent set of units. The value of r for the pipe AB is 1 and for the pipe BC is 2. If the discharge supplied at the point A (i.e., 100) is equally divided between the pipes AB and AC, the value of r (up to two decimal places) for the pipe AC should be

Accepted Answer

1.10 to 1.20