CASE 1

Result and Calculation

Channel width, b = 0.3 m
Weir
Opening

Upstrea
m Flow
Depth

dg
(m)

d0
(m)

Flow
Depth
Above
Jump
d1
(m)

0.020
0.025
0.030
0.035
0.040
0.045

0.336
0.244
0.217
0.138
0.105
0.088

0.014
0.024
0.021
0.027
0.032
0.036

Flow
Depth
Below
Jump
d3
(m)

0.069
0.065
0.073
0.081
0.083
0.083

Flow
Rate

V1

H
d1

0.043
0.011
0.023
0.018
0.012
0.009

2.00
1.60
1.33
1.14
1.00
0.89

3.071
0.458
1.095
0.667
0.375
0.250

Q
(m3/s)
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012

1. Calculate v1 and plot dg against v1

V1 ,

Q = AV
V = Q/A
A = dg

2. Calculate

H
d1

H
d1

and plot

3. Calculate dc and verify d1

dc

against

d3
d1

d3

Calculation for dc = ( q2/g )1/3

q = Q/b
= 0.012/0.300
= 0.040 m3/s/m
Therefore,
dc = ( 0.0402/9.81 )1/3
= 0.055 m
Therefore weir opening :
dg
20

d1

dc

d3

0.014

0.055

0.069

0.024

0.055

0.065

25
30

d3
d1

4.929
2.708
3.476
3.000
2.594
2.306

35
40

0.021

0.055

0.073

0.027

0.055

0.081

0.032

0.055

0.083

0.036

0.055

0.083

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CASE 2
Weir breadth = 0.3mm
Weir
Opening
dg (m)
0.020

Upstream
Flow
Depth d0
(m)
0.237

Downstre
am Flow
Depth d1
(m)
0.018

Flow rate
q

Gate
Thrust

(m3/s)
0.012

Fg (N)
-1.678

0.025

0.194

0.022

0.012

0.030

0.138

0.025

0.012

0.035

0.120

0.027

0.012

0.040

0.112

0.031

0.012

0.045

0.100

0.034

0.012

0.084

140.09

-9.41

0.129

57.21

-18.72

0.217

35.44

-26.50

0.292

25.43

-30.00

0.357

14.84

-42.79

0.450

106

-0.635

-7.27

106

-0.763

230.97

106

-0.939

dg
d0

106

-1.071

Fg
Fh

106

-1.318

Hydrostat
ic Thrust
FH (N)

106