In a sharp-crested weir, the thickness of the weir is kept less than half of the height of water above the crest of the weir.

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• A weir is said to be narrow-crested weir, if the width of the crest of the weir is __________ half the height of water above the weir crest.
• A weir is said to be broad crested weir, if the width of the crest of the weir is ________ half the height of water above the weir crest.
• A weir is said to be narrow-crested weir, if the width of the crest of the weir is
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• When the water level on the downstream side of a weir is above the top surface of a weir, the weir is known as
• In a broad-crested weir, the discharge is maximum if the head of water on the downstream side of weir is __________ the head of water on the upstream side of weir.
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• The discharge through a large rectangular orifice is given by (where H1 = Height of the liquid above the top of the orifice, H2 = Height of the liquid above the bottom of the orifice, b = Breadth of the orifice, and Cd = Coefficient of discharge)
• The formula for discharge over a sharp-crested weir and Ogee weir is same as that of a rectangular weir.
• In a broad-crested weir, the discharge is maximum if the head of water on the downstream side of weir is