A catchment area has a time of concentration of 20 minutes, an area of 20 has. and a runoff coefficient of 0.25. Estimate the peak discharge corresponding to a 25-year period if the intensity-duration-frequency for the storm in the area can be expressed by

A catchment area has a time of concentration of 20 minutes, an area of 20 has. and a runoff coefficient of 0.25. Estimate the peak discharge corresponding to a 25-year period if the intensity-duration-frequency for the storm in the area can be expressed by

Structural Analysis

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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Problem 1P

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KT*
i =
D + a
where i = intensity in cm/hr. T = return period in years,
and D = duration of storm in hours;
The coefficients are: K = 6.93, x = 0.189,
a = 0.50 and n 0.878

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