MATLAB: Elseif statement wont execute

elseif error

The code is to determine outflow from a tank with variable input (hydrograph). The method is usually called chainsaw routing. There are two outlets in the tank, one at 0 elevation, the other at 2 ft. Outlets have different sizes. Naturally I used if and elseif statements to calculate outflow from the two orifices, as the top one does not engage until at least 2 feet of head is reached. However, the elseif statement is not executing; it appears everything just gets calculated from the if statement. One might think that 2 feet of head is never reached, but plot(x,h) shows that head gets to be nearly 8 ft. I am relatively new to coding, and cannot see whats wrong. Please help me find the error
Z = load('routing data.txt') ; 
x = Z(:,1) ; 
I = Z(:,2) ; 
r1 = 1.75; 
r2 = 2.25;  
Aclarifier= 1800; 
Aoutlet1 = pi*(r1/12)^2;
Aoutlet2 = pi*(r2/12)^2;
   for i = 2:length(x)
      h(1) = 0;
      O(1) = 0;
      dh(1) = 0;
      I(1) = 0;
      O1(1) = 0;
      O2(1) = 0;
      dh(i) = (I(i-1)*60*2)/Aclarifier - (O(i-1)*60*2)/Aclarifier; 
      h(i) = dh(i-1)+h(i-1);
      if ( 0 < (h(i)) <= 2)
           O(i) = (.6)*Aoutlet1*sqrt(64.4*h(i)) ; 
      elseif (h(i) > 2)
          O2(i) = (.6)*(Aoutlet2)*sqrt(64.4*(h(i)-2));
          O1(i) = (.6)*(Aoutlet1)*sqrt(64.4*h(i));
          O(i) = O1(i)+O2(i);
      else
          O(i) = 0 ;
          dh(i) = 0;
      end
end

Best Answer

Recode
if ( 0 < (h(i)) <= 2)
to
if 0 < h(i) && h(i) <= 2
Otherwise the code is interpreted as ((0<h(i)) <= 2) and the first part of that returns a logical value (0 or 1), and 0 and 1 are always <= 2 so the condition was always true.
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