Allied & ICAR Exam Bank • ALLIED_0898 NAT • 2 Marks

Section 4: Soil and Water Conservation Engineering

Gully Control and Drop Spillways

Subtopic: Gully Control and Drop Spillways

Question Statement:

A drop spillway headwall has weir crest length $L = 5.0\text{ m}$ and head $H = 0.64\text{ m}$ ($0.64^{1.5} = 0.512$). Taking discharge coefficient $C = 1.8$, discharge $Q = C L H^{1.5} = 1.8 \times 5.0 \times 0.512$ in $\text{m}^3/\text{s}$ is (rounded off to two decimal places):

Answer Key:

4.61

Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation

$Q = 9.0 \times 0.512 = 4.608\text{ m}^3/\text{s} \approx 4.61\text{ m}^3/\text{s}$.
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