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Journal Article

Author
Burnell, John Gurner
Title
Fully contracted weirs
In
Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia
Imprint
vol. 1, no. 10, Oct 1929, pp. 361-369
Description

This paper, No. 281, by John Gurner Burnell, MC BE AMIEAust, originated in the Melbourne Division of the Institution.

Abstract

Available experimental data are summarised.
The subject of end contractions is fully discussed and definite conclusions reached as tic the true .values of same for rectangular weirs.
Comparison is made of the discharges given by a modified formula of Hamilton Smith, Junr., with all available data, very satisfactory agreement being shown for rectangular suppressed weirs of any proportions.
A summary is given in Appendix I. of the results obtained with short weirs by Steward and Longwell at Boise, in 1911.
Appendix II. draws attention to the recent work of Schoder and Turner on suppressed weirs, and makes available, in convenient form, certain of their results.

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  • Burnell, John Gurner (Allen, C. H.), 'Fully contracted weirs (Discussions and commnications)', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 1 (12) (1929), 438. Details
  • Burnell, John Gurner (Allen, C. H.), 'Fully contracted weirs (Discussions and commnications)', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 2 (3) (1930), 92. Details
  • Burnell, John Gurner (Burn, A.), 'Fully contracted weirs (Discussions and commnications)', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 2 (6) (1930), 210-211. Details
  • Burnell, John Gurner (Flockart, A. P.), 'Fully contracted weirs (Discussions and commnications)', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 2 (2) (1930), 66. Details

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