GATE Exam Questions - Engineering

Q1:

For a 'best' symmetrical trapezoidal section of an open channel with a given area of section and side slopes, one of the following statements holds true :

A Half the top width is equal to one of the side slopes

B Half the top width plus the bottom width is equal to both the side slopes put together

C Water depth is equal to half bottom width

D Hydraulic mean depth is equal to half the top width

ANS:A - Half the top width is equal to one of the side slopes

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