The head over a rectangular sharp crested notch at the end of a channel is 0.75 m. If an error of 1.5 mm is possible in the measurement of the head, then the percentage error in computing the discharge will be:

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  1. 0.5
  2. 0.3
  3. 1.0
  4. 1.5

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Option 2 : 0.3
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Concept:

Discharge through rectangular notch

\(Q = \frac{2}{3}{c_d}.b\sqrt {2g} {\left( H \right)^{3/2}}\)

Where,

H = Height of water above will of notch

b = width of the notch

Cd = coefficient of discharge

\(\therefore dQ = \frac{2}{3}{C_d}b\sqrt {2g} \times \frac{3}{2}{\left( H \right)^{1/2}}dH\)

\(dQ = \left( {\frac{2}{3}{C_d}b\sqrt {2g} \times {H^{\frac{1}{2}}} \times H} \right) \times \frac{3}{2}\frac{{dH}}{H}\)

\(dQ = Q \times \frac{3}{2}\frac{{dH}}{H}\)

\(\frac{{dQ}}{Q} = \frac{3}{2}\frac{{dH}}{H}\)

Calculation:

\(\frac{{dQ}}{Q} = \frac{3}{2}\times\frac{{1.5}}{750} \times 100= 0.3\)%

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