Problem 1 50 pts An urban watershed in Miami is shown in Fig
Solution
SOLUTION :
Time Concentration = Tc = Ts + Tc + To
Tc = time of concentration, hours
Ts = travel time for sheet flow, hours
Tc = travel time of shallow concentrated flow, hours
To = travel time for open channel flow, hours
We here with to find using Sheet flow only, to find Time of concentration
Sheet Flow time concentartion
Tt = 0.007 x ( n x l )0.8 / (P20.5 x S0.4)
where:
Tt = travel time, h
n = Manning’s roughness coefficient
= sheet flow length, ft
P2 = 2 year, 24 hour rainfall, in
S = slope of land surface, ft/ft
FOR AE - Gross Fair condition -
Mannings value n = 0.05
L = 1600 ft
s = 0.04
P2 = 5 in
Tt = 0.007 x ( 0.05 x 1600 )0.8 / (50.5 x 0.040.4) = 0.52 hrs
FOR BF - Forest -
Mannings value n = 0.202
L = 1490 ft
s = 0.03
P2 = 5 in
Tt = 0.007 x ( 0.202 x 1490 )0.8 / (50.5 x 0.030.4) = 1.74 hrs
FOR CE - Asphalt -
Mannings value n = 0.011
L = 1280 ft & 1300 ft
s = 0.02 & 0.015
P2 = 5 in
Tt = 0.007 x ( 0.011 x 1280 )0.8 / (50.5 x 0.020.4) = 0.18 hrs
Tt = 0.007 x ( 0.011 x 1300 )0.8 / (50.5 x 0.0150.4) = 0.21 hrs
FOR DF & FG - Concrete -
Mannings value n = 0.011
L = 1250 ft & 1510 ft
s = 0.02 & 0.015
P2 = 5 in
Tt = 0.007 x ( 0.011 x 1250 )0.8 / (50.5 x 0.020.4) = 0.18 hrs
Tt = 0.007 x ( 0.011 x 1510 )0.8 / (50.5 x 0.0150.4) = 0.24 hrs
So Total time of Concentraction = 0.52+1.74+0.18+0.21+0.18+0.24 = 3.07 hrs

