Ref: Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, Schwab, et.al., 4th ed., pp 26-31
where:
I=rainfall amount in inches
x=return period variate from Table 2.1
y=duration variate from Table 2.2
A=2-year, 1-h rainfall from 2yr_precip sheet
B=2-year, 24-hrainfall from 2yr-precip sheet
C=100 year, 1-h rainfall from 100yr-precip sheet
D=100 year, 24-h rainfall from 100yr-precip sheet
60.0
50.0
40.0
30.0
20.0
y value
10.0
0.0
-10.0
-20.0
-30.0
-40.0
0 60 120 180 240 300 360
duration, min
RATIONAL METHOD 9/6/2000
Ref: Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, Schwab, et.al., 4th ed., pp 71-73
where:
Tc=time of concentration in minutes
L=maximum length of flow in feet
Wu=upstream watershed elevation, feet
Wd=watershed elevation at outlet, feet
Peak Discharge, q:
where:
q=the design peak runoff rate, cfs
C=the runoff coefficient
i=rainfall intensity in in./hr. for the duration equal to time of concentration
A=the watershed area in acres
Note: 1 acre = 43,560 sq.ft.
Weighted C:
Area C
acres from
Tables
Area 1
Area 2
Area 3
Area 4
Area 5
Total Area (acres): 0
Weighted C:
q:
Trial C i, in/hr A,acres q, cfs
1
2
3
4
5
tables
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Source: Hershfield, 1961.
Source: Hershfield, 1961.