A catchment has a runoff coefficient of 0.42, area = 85 ha with a general slope of 1 in 200 and maximum length of travel of overland flow of 1.8 km. Information on the storm of 25 years return period is given as follows: Duration (min) 15 Rainfall (mm) 40 Estimate the peak flow to be drained by a culvert for a 25 year storm Land use Roads Lawn Residential area Industrial area 30 60 Area (ha) If in the urban area of (a), the land use of the area and the corresponding runoff coefficients are as given below, estimate the new discharge. i = 2.78x155 2 80 000 170 000 45 500 000 100 000 -75 6.0 100 80 120 Runoff coefficient 0.70 0.10 0.30 0.80

A catchment has a runoff coefficient of 0.42, area = 85 ha with a general slope of 1 in 200 and maximum length of travel of overland flow of 1.8 km. Information on the storm of 25 years return period is given as follows: Duration (min) 15 Rainfall (mm) 40 Estimate the peak flow to be drained by a culvert for a 25 year storm Land use Roads Lawn Residential area Industrial area 30 60 Area (ha) If in the urban area of (a), the land use of the area and the corresponding runoff coefficients are as given below, estimate the new discharge. i = 2.78x155 2 80 000 170 000 45 500 000 100 000 -75 6.0 100 80 120 Runoff coefficient 0.70 0.10 0.30 0.80

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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