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  • The hydraulic mean depth or the hydraulic radius is the ratio of


  • Options
  • A. area of flow and wetted perimeter
  • B. wetted perimeter and diameter of pipe
  • C. velocity of flow and area of flow
  • D. none of these

  • Correct Answer
  • area of flow and wetted perimeter 


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    • 1. When the water level on the downstream side of a weir is above the top surface of a weir, the weir is known as

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    • A. narrow-crested weir
    • B. broad-crested weir
    • C. Ogee weir
    • D. submerged weir
    • Discuss
    • 2. A uniform body 3 m long, 2 m wide and 1 m deep floats in water. If the depth of immersion is 0.6 m, then the weight of the body is

    • Options
    • A. 3.53 kN
    • B. 33.3 kN
    • C. 35.3 kN
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. When the Mach number is less than unity, the flow is called

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    • A. sub-sonic flow
    • B. sonic flow
    • C. super-sonic flow
    • D. hyper-sonic flow
    • Discuss
    • 4. The hydraulic mean depth for a circular pipe of diameter (d) is

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    • A. d/6
    • B. d/4
    • C. d/2
    • D. d
    • Discuss
    • 5. The tangential velocity of the water element having a free vortex is

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    • A. directly proportional to its distance from the centre
    • B. inversely proportional to its distance from the centre
    • C. directly proportional to its (distance)2 from the centre
    • D. inversely proportional to its (distance)2 from the centre
    • Discuss
    • 6. The Cippoletti weir is a __________ weir.

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    • A. rectangular
    • B. triangular
    • C. trapezoidal
    • D. circular
    • Discuss
    • 7. One poise is equal to

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    • A. 0.1 N-s/m2
    • B. 1 N-s/m2
    • C. 10 N-s/m2
    • D. 100 N-s/m2
    • Discuss
    • 8. Gauge pressure at a point is equal to the absolute pressure __________ the atmospheric pressure.

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    • A. plus
    • B. minus
    • Discuss
    • 9. When a body is placed over a liquid, it will sink down if

    • Options
    • A. gravitational force is equal to the upthrust of the liquid
    • B. gravitational force is less than the upthrust of the liquid
    • C. gravitational force is more than the upthrust of the liquid
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 10. A flow whose streamline is represented by a straight line, is called __________ dimensional flow.

    • Options
    • A. one
    • B. two
    • C. three
    • D. four
    • Discuss


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