Department of Technical Education

Andhra Pradesh
Name : M. John Peter
Designation : Lecturer
Institute : Govt. Polytechnic for Women, Hindupur
Branch : Civil Engineering
Semester : III Semester
Subject : Hydraulics
Subject Code : C304
Major Topic : Flow over Notches and Weirs
Sub-topic : Model Problems on Notches
Duration : 50 min.
Teaching aids : PPT, Photographs
Revised By : V. Srinivasa Rao, Lecturer, DAGPT,
Ongole
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Objectives

On completion of this session, you would be able to

• Solve simple problems on notches

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Recap

In the previous session, you have learnt about

• Derivation of discharge formulae for trapezoidal notch

• Advantages of triangular notch over rectangular notch

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Problems

1. A rectangular notch of crest width 0.4m is used to

measure the flow of water in a channel of same width

and 0.45m deep, if the depth of water above the crest is

0.225m. Find out the discharge. Take coefficient of

discharge as 0.63

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Solution
Given:

Width L = 0.4m

Head H = 0.225m

Coefficient of discharge, Cd = 0.63

3
2 2
Q= Cd 2 g LH
3
3
2
Q= x 0.63 x0.40x 2 x9.81 0.225 2
3
Q = 0.794 cu.m/sec

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2. A rectangular notch of crest width 0.8m is used to

measure the flow of water in a channel of same width

and 0.60m deep, if the depth of water above the crest is

0.30m. Find out the discharge. Take coefficient of

discharge as 0.63

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Solution
Given:

Width L = 0.8m

Head H = 0.3m

Coefficient of discharge, Cd = 0.63

3
2 2
Q= Cd 2 g LH
3
3
2
Q= x 0.63 x0.8x 2 x9.81 0.3 2
3
Q = 0.244 cu.m/sec

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3.A rectangular channel of 0.15m width is used to carry

0.2cum of water. The rate of flow is measured by placing

a 900 V- notch weir. If the maximum depth of water

is not to exceed 1.2m, find the position of the apex of the

notch from the bed of the channel. Assume Cd = 0.6

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Solution

Given data : Width of rectangular notch (b) = 1.5m

Q = 0.2 m3/sec, θ = 900 and Cd = 0.6
Let H = height of water above the apex of notch
Discharge over the triangular notch,
8 θ 5
Q= Cd 2 g tan H 2
15 2
5
8 0 2
0.2 = x 0.6 2 x 9.81 tan45 H
15
5
2
= 1.147H

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 5
2
0.2
H =
1.417

= 0.141
H = 0.46m

Maximum depth of water in the channel = 1.2m

 Height of apex of triangular notch = 1.2 -0.46m

= 0.74m from bed

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4.During an experiment in a laboratory, 280 litres of

water flowing over a right angled notch was collected in

one minute. If the head of water over the sill is 100mm,

calculate the coefficient of discharge of the notch.

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Solution
Given data:

Discharge, Q = 280 lit/min = 0.28m3/min =0.0047m3/sec

Head , H = 100mm = 0.1m

Discharge over the triangular notch (Q),

8  52
Q = Cd 2g tan H
15 2
5
8
0.0047 = Cd 2 x 9.81 tan45 x  0.1 2
0

15
= 0.0075Cd
0.0047
Cd =
0.075
Cd = 0.627
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Summary

In this session, you have learnt about

• Solving simple problems on flow over notches

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Quiz

1. If an error of 6% is made while finding the

head, the error in discharge in rectangular
notch is
a. 9%
b. 10%
c. 16%
d. 3%

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Quiz
2. If an error of 10% is made while finding the
head, the error in discharge in triangular notch
is
a. 9%
b. 10%
c. 16%
d. 25%

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Frequently Asked Questions
1. Derive an expression for the discharge through a V-
notch

2. A rectangular 0.8m wide is discharging water at the

rate of 200lit/sec. Calculate the head of water over the
notch, if the coefficient of discharge for the notch is
0.62

3. Find the discharge over a right angled triangular notch

when the head over the sill is 0.45m. Cd is equal to
0.60.
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