1 - Hydraulic Engineering
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Practice Questions
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What is the formula for calculating wave speed in an open channel?
💡 Hint: Think about the relationship between wave properties and water depth.
What does a Froude number less than 1 indicate?
💡 Hint: Consider the flow behavior in relation to wave speed.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the speed of a wave in an open channel at a depth of 1 meter?
💡 Hint: Recall the wave speed formula and substitute y = 1.
True or False: Fluid density significantly influences the speed of solitary waves.
💡 Hint: Consider the balance of forces and the equation derived.
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Challenge Problems
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A pond of depth 5 meters experiences waves with a speed of 7 m/s. Calculate the acceleration due to gravity on this planet.
💡 Hint: Rearrange the wave-speed formula to solve for g.
A river with a depth of 1.5 meters and a wave speed of 3.5 m/s is flowing. Is this flow subcritical or supercritical? What Froude number can you compute?
💡 Hint: Compare calculated flow speed with wave speed.
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