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Discussion Forum : Hydraulics - Section 3 (Q.No. 44)
Hydraulics
44.
Back water curve is caused if
friction head loss is more than the bed slope
pressure is due to weir in the channel
there is an increase in width of the channel
none of these.
Answer: Option
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Jafar said:   5 years ago
BWC is due to rise of liq level which is conversion of KE to PE. So hence opt B is right.
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MJM Gcek said:   4 years ago
Can anyone please explain option A?
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Nasim said:   2 years ago
It is defined as a maximum increase in water level due to obstruction in the path of the flow of water. The profile of rising water on the upstream side of the dam is called a backwater curve.

Hence, the backwater curve is the profile of the rising water on the upstream side of the obstruction.
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