GATE Exam Questions - Engineering

Q1:

The downstream end of a long prismatic channel of mild slope, ends in a pool created by a dam. The resulting non-uniform water surface profile can be described as one of the following :

A M3 profile ending in a hydraulic jump

B M1 profile that lies above normal depth line

C M2 profile that lies between critical and normal depth lines

D M3 profile that lies between critical and normal depth lines

ANS:D - M3 profile that lies between critical and normal depth lines

As per my knowledge, B is the right answer.

It was asked in FM 1997 Gate exam.