- 2081 Chaitra · 4 marks
Discharge over overflow spillway
Short answer
Discharge is computed using Q = (2/3) Cd sqrt(2g) L H^(3/2). With Cd=0.74, L=60 m, and head H=2 m, the result is 370.8 m³/s.
An overflow spillway is 60 m long, with a crest elevation of 133 m and a reservoir water surface elevation of 135 m. Calculate the discharge over the spillway, assuming a discharge coefficient of 0.74.
Given: crest length m, crest elevation m, reservoir water surface m, coefficient of discharge .
Head over crest:
Formula (flow over a weir/overflow spillway, approach velocity neglected):
Substitution:
(The equivalent spillway coefficient , which is close to the usual value of about 2.2 for ogee crests in .)
Answer: discharge over the spillway m³/s.
✓ Answer checked by Claude Opus 5.5 (high effort)
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