Structural Analysis
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The discharge in a rectangular channel is given as Q = V*W*H, where V is the measured velocity, W is the channel width, and H is the depth of water. The table below gives the average of many measurements of each of the terms and the associated standard uncertainty. What is the discharge in this channel and its uncertainty?
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