Beirut Arab University Faculty of Engineering

Exam -2 Sec-3 Eleventh Week

Civil Engineering Dept.

CIVE 441 Hydrology

Time allowed: 45 Minutes (20%)

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Question One (50%) A storm lasting 6 hr has a certain precipitation, P, of rain and produces the following: Time, hr 0 4 8 12 16 20 24 flow, cfs 20 110 180 250 200 120 30 losses 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Flow - losses UH 0 0 90 90/0.34=264.7 160 160/0.34 = 470.6 230 676.47 180 418.6 100 294.1 10 29.4

770 The base flow is constant = 18 cfs. Other losses are 2.0 cfs. The basin has an area 14 mil2. 1- Draw a sketch for H and UH. 2- Find the peak of the unit hydrograph. 3- If the runoff coefficient is 0.8, what is the original precipitation, P, of storm? Solution Sigma Q = 770 cfs Depth of DRO = 770*4*3600/[14*(1760*3)2]*12 = 0.340 in

The peak discharge K = 0.8 = R/P = 0.34/P

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= 684.52 cfs = 0.425 in

Exam -2 Sec-3 Question Two (50%) Drainage open channels (ditches) are to be designed to collect rain water of

katchment area shown in Fig. 2. Each ditch has a rectangular section (b = 2y). The longitudinal slope of the ditch = 0.0003 and Manning coefficient , 1/n = 50. Consider, C = 0.7 and I = 150 mm/hr. You are asked to do the following: 1- Draw a sketch to show the locations of suggested ditches. 2- Estimate the dimensions of each ditch, b/y = 2.

Fig. 2

Scale 1.0 cm = 0.1 km

Solution L = 15.5 cm * 0.1 = 1.55 km B = 8.50 cm * 0.1 = 0.85 km Q = 0.7 * [150/1000/3600] * [1.55*1000*0.85*1000] = 38.42 m3/s For each ditch Q = 38.42 / 2 = 19.21 m3/s Q = (1/n) A5/3/P2/3 S0.5 = (50)*(2y2)5/3/(4y)2/3*(0.0003)0.5 = y8/3(1.0911) = 19.21 y = 2.93 m, b = 5.76 m

Beirut Arab University Faculty of Engineering

Exam -2 Sec-4 Eleventh Week

Civil Engineering Dept.

CIVE 441 Hydrology

Time allowed: 45 Minutes (20%)

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ID

No

Question One (50%) The Unit hydrograph for a catchment is given in the following tabulated form. Assuming 180 m3/s base flow and other losses 20 m3/s you are asked to do the following: (a) How large is the catchment area? (b) If 5 cm of direct runoff is produced, find the resulting hydrograph. (c) draw sketches for H and UH. Time, hour 0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 Sigma flow Depth of DRO = 1.0 cm = 570*4*3600/A A = 820800000 Q, m3/sec 0 10 60 120 180 100 80 20 0 570 = 570 m3/s = 0.01 m = 820.8 km2 Q, DRO 0*5 = 0 10*5 = 50 300 600 900 500 400 100 0 losses 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 Q, H 0+200 = 200 50+200 = 250 500 800 1100 700 600 300 200

Exam -2 Sec-4 Question Two (50%) The shown figure below, is a plan view of a storm sewer system draining three sub basins. Use the Rational method to determine the size of open channel (b = 3y, 1/n = 50, S = 0.0001) and pipe assuming the pipe flow is full with a constant mean velocity of 1.5 m/s. Assume constant k = 0.8 and I = 6.0 inch/hr. Sub basin A = Sub basin B = 6.0 acre, Sub basin C = 15 acre. Q = K I A , Q = cfs , I = inch/hr, A = acre

QA = 0.8 * 6 * 6 QB = 0.8 * 6 * 6 QC = 0.8 * 6 * 15 For open channel

= 28.8 cfs = 28.8 cfs = 72.0 cfs

Q = (1/n) A5/3/P2/3 S0.5 = (50)*(3y2)5/3/(5y)2/3*(0.0001)0.5 = y8/3(1.067) = 28.8 y = 3.44 ft, b = 10.33 ft For pipe

Q = QA + QB + QC V = 1.5 m/s = 1.5 * 3.3 A = Q/V = D2/4 D

= 129.6 cfs = 5 ft/s = 129.6/5 = 5.75 ft

Beirut Arab University Faculty of Engineering

Exam -2 Sec-1 Eleventh Week

Civil Engineering Dept.

CIVE 441 Hydrology

Time allowed: 45 Minutes (20%)

Name Question One (50%) Time, hr 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 flow, cfs 40 220 360 500 400 240 60 Losses 40 40 40 40 40 40 40

ID

No

A storm lasting 8 hr has a certain precipitation, P, of rain and produces the following: Flow - losses UH 0 0 180 180/0.511= 352.25 320 320/0.511 = 626.22 460 900.2 360 704.5 200 391.4 20 39.14

1540 The base flow is constant = 36 cfs. Other losses is 4.0 cfs. The basin has an area 28 mil2. Draw a sketch for H and UH. Find the peak of the unit hydrograph. If the runoff coefficient is 0.8, what is the original precipitation, P, of storm? Solution Sigma Q = 1540 cfs Depth of DRO = {1540*6*3600/[28*(1760*3)2]}*12 = 0.511 in

The peak discharge K = 0.8 = R/P = 0.511/P

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= 900.2 cfs = 0.639 in

Exam -2 Sec-1 Question Two (50%) Drainage open channels (ditches) are to be designed to collect rain water of

katchment area shown in Fig. 2. The ditch has a rectangular section (b = 3y). The longitudinal slope of the ditch = 0.0004 and Manning coefficient , 1/n = 60. Consider, C = 0.8 and I = 200 mm/hr. You are asked to do the following: 1- Draw a sketch to show the locations of suggested ditches. 2- Estimate the dimensions of each ditch, b/y = 3.

Fig. 2 Scale 1.0 cm = 100 m Solution L = 15.0 cm * 100 = 1500 m B = 9.00 cm * 100 = 900 m Q = 0.8 * [200/1000/3600] * [1500*900] = 60 m3/s For only one ditch Q = 60 m3/s Q = (1/n) A5/3/P2/3 S0.5 = (60)*(3y2)5/3/(5y)2/3*(0.0004)0.5 = y8/3(2.56) = 60 y = 3.26 m, b = 9.78 m

Beirut Arab University Faculty of Engineering

Exam -2 Sec-2 Eleventh Week

Civil Engineering Dept.

CIVE 441 Hydrology

Time allowed: 45 Minutes (20%)

Name Question One (50%)

ID

No

The Unit hydrograph for a catchment is given in the following tabulated form. Assuming 90 m3/s base flow and other losses 10 m3/s you are asked to do the following: (a) How large is the catchment area? (b) If 10 cm of direct runoff is produced, find the resulting hydrograph. (c) draw sketches for H and UH. Time, hour 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Sigma flow Depth of DRO = 1.0 cm = 285*2*3600/A A = 205200000 Q, m3/sec 0 5 30 60 90 50 40 10 0
285

Q, DRO 0*10 = 0 50 300 600 900 500 400 100 0

losses 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 = 285 m3/s = 0.01 m = 205.2 km2

Q, H 100 150 400 700 1000 600 500 200 100

Exam -2 Sec-2

Question Two (50%) The shown figure below, is a plan view of a storm sewer system draining three sub basins. Use the Rational method to determine the size of pipe ( 1/n = 50, S = 0.0001) and channel assuming the channel flow with mean velocity of 1.5 m/s and b/y = 4. Assume constant k = 0.8 and I = 6.0 inch/hr. Sub basin A = Sub basin B = 8.0 acre, Sub basin C = 20 acre. Q = K I A , Q = cfs , I = inch/hr, A = acre

QA = 0.8 * 6 * 8 QB = 0.8 * 6 * 8 QC = 0.8 * 6 * 20 For pipe

= 38.4 cfs = 38.4 cfs = 96.0 cfs

Q
Q

= QA = QB

= 38.4 cfs

= (1/n) A5/3/P2/3 S0.5 = (50)*((D/4)2)5/3/(D)2/3*(0.0001)0.5 = D8/3(0.1558) = 38.4

= 7.88 ft

For open channel Q = QA + QB + QC = 172.8 cfs

V = 1.5 m/s = 1.5 * 3.3 A = Q/V =b y = 4y2

y = 3.0 ft, b = 12.0 ft

= 5 ft/s = 172.8/5 = 34.56 ft2

Beirut Arab University Faculty of Engineering

Exam -2 Sec-5 Eleventh Week

Civil Engineering Dept.

CIVE 441 Hydrology

Time allowed: 45 Minutes (20%)

Name

ID

No

Question One (50%) The Unit hydrograph for a catchment is given in the following tabulated form. Assuming 90 m3/s base flow and other losses 10 m3/s you are asked to do the following: (a) How large is the catchment area? (b) If 10 cm of direct runoff is produced, find the resulting hydrograph. (c) draw sketches for H and UH. Time, hour 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Q, m3/sec 0 5 30 60 90 50 40 10 0 285 Sigma flow Depth of DRO = 1.0 cm = 285*2*3600/A A = 205200000 = 285 m3/s = 0.01 m = 205.2 km2 Q, DRO 0*10 = 0 10*10 = 50 300 600 900 500 400 100 0 losses 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Q, H 0+100 = 100 50+100 = 150 400 700 1000 600 500 200 100

Exam -2 Sec-5 Question Two (50%) Drainage open channels (ditches) are to be designed to collect rain water of

katchment area shown in Fig. 2. Each ditch has a rectangular section (b = 2y). The longitudinal slope of the ditch = 0.0003 and Manning coefficient , 1/n = 50. Consider, C = 0.7 and I = 150 mm/hr. You are asked to do the following: 3- Draw a sketch to show the locations of suggested ditches. 4- Estimate the dimensions of each ditch, b/y = 2.

5- Fig. 2 Scale 1.0 cm = 100 m Solution L = 15.0 cm * 100 = 1500 m B = 9.00 cm * 100 = 900 m Q = 0.7 * [150/1000/3600] * [1500*900] = 39.375 m3/s For only one ditch Q = 39.375 m3/s Q = (1/n) A5/3/P2/3 S0.5 = (50)*(2y2)5/3/(4y)2/3*(0.0003)0.5 = y8/3(1.091) = 39.375 y = 3.84 m, b = 7.68 m

Beirut Arab University Faculty of Engineering

Exam -2 Sec-6 Eleventh Week

Civil Engineering Dept.

CIVE 441 Hydrology

Time allowed: 45 Minutes (20%)

Name Question One (50%) Time, hr 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 flow, m3/s 40 220 360 500 400 240 60
3

ID

No

A storm lasting 8 hr has a certain precipitation, P, of rain and produces the following: losses 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 Flow - losses UH 0 0 180 180/118.8 = 1.515 320 320/118.8 =2.69 460 3.87 360 3.03 200 1.69 20 0.168

1540 The base flow is constant = 36 m /s. Other losses is 4.0 m3/s. The basin has an area 28 km2. Draw a sketch for H and UH. Find the peak of the unit hydrograph. If the runoff coefficient is 0.8, what is the original precipitation, P, of storm? Solution Sigma Q = 1540 m3/s Depth of DRO = 1540*6*3600/[28*(1000)2] = 118.8 cm

The peak discharge K = 0.8 = R/P = 118.8/P

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= 3.87 m3/s P = 148.5 cm

Exam -2 Sec-6

Question Two (50%) The shown figure below, is a plan view of a storm sewer system draining three sub basins. Use the Rational method to determine the size of pipe ( 1/n = 50, S = 0.0001) and channel assuming the channel flow with mean velocity of 1.5 m/s and b/y = 4. Assume constant k = 0.8 and I = 6.0 inch/hr. Sub basin A = Sub basin B = 8.0 acre, Sub basin C = 20 acre. Q = K I A , Q = cfs , I = inch/hr, A = acre

QA = 0.8 * 6 * 8 QB = 0.8 * 6 * 8 QC = 0.8 * 6 * 20 For pipe

= 38.4 cfs = 38.4 cfs = 96.0 cfs

Q = QA = QB D = 3.316 ft
For open channel

= 38.4 cfs

Q = (1/n) A5/3/P2/3 S0.5 = (50)*(D2)5/3/(D)2/3*(0.0001)0.5 = D8/3(1.57) = 38.4

Q = QA + QB + QC = 172.8 cfs

V = 1.5 m/s = 1.5 * 3.3 A = Q/V =b y = 4y2

y = 3.0 ft, b = 12.0 ft

= 5 ft/s = 172.8/5 = 34.56 ft2