Engineering
4 years ago

Stepped weir design reduces downstream scour, improves irrigation efficiency by 10%.

Applied Water Science
Discharge coefficient of flow over Al-Shalalat stepped weir on Al-Khusr River
Azza N. Altalib

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The study evaluated the discharge coefficient for a stepped weir on a river. The researchers predicted the discharge equation and compared the results with previous studies. The percentage error in the predicted equation was less than 10%.

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