GATE Exam Questions - Engineering

Q1:

A 1 : 30 model of an ogee spillway crest records an acceleration of 1.3 m/s2 at a certain location. The homologous value of the acceleration in the prototype in m/s2 , is

A 0.043

B 0.237

C 1.300

D 7.120

ANS:C - 1.300

According to Froude's law in models and prototypes the acceleration ratio should be equal to 1.