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  • BS 3680-4H:1986

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    Methods of measurement of liquid flow in open channels. Weirs and flumes Guide to the selection of flow gauging structures

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  15-09-1999

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  30-09-1986

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    National foreword
    Committees responsible
    Guide
    1. Scope and field of application
    2. References
    3. Definitions and symbols
    4. Units of measurement
    5. Types of structure
    6. Factors affecting choice
    7. Recommendations
    8. Summary
    Tables
    1. Applications and limitations of structures
    2. Comparative discharges for various weirs and flumes

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    Guidelines for selection of a particular type of flow gauging structure for liquid flow measurement in open channels. It sets out the factors and summarizes the parameters which may influence such a selection.

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    Committee CPI/113
    Development Note BS DRAFT 96/200223 DC REFERS TO A NEW REVISION
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 3680-2A:1964 Measurement of liquid flow in open channels. Dilution methods Constant rate injection
    BS 3680-4D:1989 Methods of measurement of liquid flow in open channels. Weirs and flumes Compound gauging structures
    BS 3680-3B:1997 Measurement of liquid flow in open channels. Stream flow measurement Guide for the establishment and operation of a gauging station
    BS 3680-4E:1990 Methods of measurement of liquid flow in open channels. Weirs and flumes Rectangular broad-crested weirs

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    ISO 4359:2013 Flow measurement structures — Rectangular, trapezoidal and U-shaped flumes
    ISO 3847:1977 Liquid flow measurement in open channels by weirs and flumes — End-depth method for estimation of flow in rectangular channels with a free overfall
    ISO 3846:2008 Hydrometry Open channel flow measurement using rectangular broad-crested weirs
    ISO 4377:2012 Hydrometric determinations — Flow measurement in open channels using structures — Flat-V weirs
    ISO 4374:1990 Liquid flow measurement in open channels Round-nose horizontal broad-crested weirs
    ISO 772:1996 Hydrometric determinations — Vocabulary and symbols
    ISO 4360:2008 Hydrometry Open channel flow measurement using triangular profile weirs
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