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Flood discharge (100 Years) Qflood m3/sec 45.

660
Length of the weir L m 6.90
Coefficient of discharge C 1.70
[IEHS for broad crested weirs pg.no. 516]
Proposed weir crest elevation m 199.69
Acceleration due to gravity g m/sec2 9.81
Manning's coefficient for river bed n 0.05
[Ven te Chow pg
pg. 113 for Mountain streams bottom with cobbles with large boulders]

Discharge intensity q =Q/L m3/s/m 6.62

Total head over weir crest H Q  CLH 3/ 2


m 2.47
u/s TEL TELu m 202.16

Water level elevation u/s of the weir can be determined using the Bernoulli's equation and iteration
U/s bed level m 199.420
U/s total energy Eo q m 2 745
2.745
y1 y1 
Water depth 2 g (E  y ) m 2.55 2.55
o 1
[Iteration is done for determining y1]
U/s water elevation HGLu 199.42+2.55 m 201.97
U/s velocity of water v1 m/sec 2.600
Forud number F1 0.52

Calculation of u/s and d/s cutoffs,


cutoffs and Uplift Pressures

Depths of cutoffs
Scour depth u/s and d/s of the floor is determined by Lacey's theory.
[IEHS pg no. 509]
Discharge intensity q m3/s/m 6.62
Average particle size in mm dmm mm 2.00

Lacey's silt factor f  1.75 d mm 2 47


2.47
1
q 2
 3
Lacey's regime scour depth R  1.35  m 3.78
 f 
Depth of u/s cutoff below the u/s HFL  1 . 25 R m 4.72
Level of bottom of u/s cutoff 201.97-4.72 m 197.97
Therefore, u/s cutoff depth 199.69-197.97 m 1.72
Provided u/s cutoff depth m 2.00 Adopted

Depth of d/s cutoff below the d/s HFL  1 .5 R m 5 67


5.67
Level of bottom of d/s cutoff 202.69-5.67 m 197.02
Provided level of bottom of d/s cutoff m 197.00 Adopted
Provided d/s cutoff depth 2.69 Adopted
Uplift Pressures

U/s floor elevation m 199.69


D/s floor (basin) elevation m 199.69
Bottom elevation of u/s cutoff m 197.69
Bottom elevation of d/s cutoff m 197.00
Thickness of the weir floor (assumed) m 2.00

[Reference: DWPF page no. 74 & 75 (Case 4 and Case 5) and table VII-5 of page no. 100]
2.40

3 00
3.00 202 69
202.69

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