3- A trapezoidal channel with a bottom width of Bo= 6 m and sidewall slope of 1V:15H (m= 1.5) undergoes a gradual transition with a bed level raise of Az = 0.25 m. The water level and discharge upstream of transition were y1= 3.25 m and Q = 12.5 m3/s. Assuming an energy loss of AE = 10% of total head in the upstream section, calculate: a) water level in the downstream of transition; b) Froude numbers in sections 1 and 2. T B02 Bol 41 m Y₁ 1 Az Figure 2-14: Schematic of channel transition in a trapezoidal channel. Y₂ 2 Î

3- A trapezoidal channel with a bottom width of Bo= 6 m and sidewall slope of 1V:15H (m= 1.5) undergoes a gradual transition with a bed level raise of Az = 0.25 m. The water level and discharge upstream of transition were y1= 3.25 m and Q = 12.5 m3/s. Assuming an energy loss of AE = 10% of total head in the upstream section, calculate: a) water level in the downstream of transition; b) Froude numbers in sections 1 and 2. T B02 Bol 41 m Y₁ 1 Az Figure 2-14: Schematic of channel transition in a trapezoidal channel. Y₂ 2 Î

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