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Broad-Crested Wire Assignment

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  Introduction The area of study that is directly connected with the open channel hydraulics mainly focuses on the flowing liquid of the surface that is exposed to atmospheric pressure. This is very useful in areas like rivers, canals and drainage. Unlike pressure pipe systems, open channel flow is affected mainly by the force of gravity and the shape of the channel. Knowledge of how water flows through such systems is important for constructing networks for transporting water; flood control, irrigating crops; or removing waste-bearing water. One of the critical characteristics in these systems that engineers must define is the discharge, namely, the amount of water moving through it per unit time. This type of weir is classified into a broad-crested weir with a horizontal crest that has dimensions suited to measure the upstream and downstream water level in the experiment. When designing this experimental setting, four different points of water depth is measured; y₀ at the up...