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A submerged sharp crested weir 0.8 m high stands clear across a channel having vertical sides
and a width of 3 m. The depth of water in the channel of approach is 1.25 m and 10 m
downstream from the weir, the depth of water is 1 m. Determine the discharge over the weir in
liters per second. Take Cd as 0.6
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