Traffic and Highway Engineering
Traffic and Highway Engineering
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ISBN: 9781305156241
Author: Garber, Nicholas J.
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 16, Problem 9P
To determine

The runoff rate for a storm of 50-year frequency for 256-acre rural drainage areas using the rational formula

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