Guttering Investigation

... Guttering Coursework Guttering Coursework In my investigation I will be looking at guttering, where I will try and find the best type; that is the one which holds the greatest volume of water. I was walking around my hometown of Antrim where I noticed how all the guttering was made into a semi circular open top shape. I wondered if this is because this is the shape which holds most water or is it because it is the cheapest to manufacture. My hypothesis is that semi circular guttering will hold the greatest volume of water. I will now investigate to see whether my hypothesis is true of whether there is another which can hold a larger volume of water. I will use a sheet of plastic and fold it into different shapes. I will find out the shapes' cross sectional area rather than the volume as it is easier and the length will be the

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