A Crump weir backwater is a standard design weir for moderate flow rates.

Input
  1. headLevel: is the upstream level of water in the river measured from the top of the crest.
  2. tailLevel: is the downstream level of water in the river measured from the top of the crest and can be positive or negative.
  3. type: type can be 'simple' or 'crest_tapping'. With 'crest_tapping' the pressure tapping measurements are taken and used for the flow calculation.
Coefficient set
  1. pUpValue: is the distance in metres from the bottom of the river, or crest, to the top of the crest.
  2. width: is the width if the weir crest in metres.
  3. sSlope: is the side slope of the weir. Crump weirs that have side slopes are uncommon, and if present only possible on one crest. The slope is the ratio of the horizontal distance over the vertical distance one metre (1m) expressed as a number.
  4. dischargeCoefficient: weir discharge coefficient (default is equal to sqrt(g)).
  5. energyHeadCorrection: if true energy head correction is taken into account (default is true).

Furthermore, one to three crests can be defined. The first crest is mandatory and only contains the relativeLevel attribute. The relativeLevels are the required head level adjustments for each crest of the weir. Each relativeLevel is subtracted from the headLevel to give a true indication of what the actual head level is over each crest. This is required as each crest at a particular weir may have different heights.
The second and third crests also must contain the width attribute. User has the choice between entering one of the following:

  1. singleCrest: to define only crest1
  2. doubleCrest: to define crest1 and crest2
  3. tripleCrest: to define crest1, crest2 and crest3
Output
  1. discharge: discharge of the weir.
Description

Calculates discharge of a triangular profile or Crump weir with backwater correction. The flow calculations are done using measurements taken at the weir.

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