GATE Hydraulics: Gradually varied flow and water surface profiles – Previous Year Questions

2 GATE previous year questions on Gradually varied flow and water surface profiles (Hydraulics, Civil Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

1. GATE 2023 CE (CE1) Q19 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – When a supercritical stream enters a mild-sloped (M) channel section, the type of flow profile would become .
2. GATE 2023 CE (CE1) Q43 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – A very wide rectangular channel carries a discharge (Q) of 70 m3/s per meter width. Its bed slope changes from 0.0001 to 0.0009 at a point P, as shown…