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Methods of transient computations have been progressed from the earlier graphical to the nowadays numerical method based on computer technologies. Especially, the method of characteristics (MOC) has dominated applications in engineering hydraulics. This method, however, requires both time and space discretizations.
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In fluid mechanics, basically, the expression \( h = p/\rho g + z \) has no common physical meaning. Only in the field of geology in relation with groundwater, the terminology “piezometric head” has found its applications.
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Zhang, Z. (2020). Elastic Water Column Theory and Fundamentals. In: Hydraulic Transients and Computations. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40233-4_6
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