CE 424 Water Resources Engineering

Laboratory Exercise 1

GROUP 5
AGOJO, Diether Chester
HELBIRO, Karl John
OCAMPO, Jogevar
SABALO, Johanie Paula
SALON, Jezsa Mae
VILLARUEL, Karen Anne

Name ID Number an bn cn
AGOJO 2016101017 a1 = 0 b1 = 1 c1 = 7
HELBIRO 2018100457 a2 = 4 b2 = 5 c2 = 7
OCAMPO 2018102891 a3 = 8 b3 = 9 c3 = 1
SABALO 2018101824 a4 = 8 b4 = 2 c4 = 4
SALON 2018101970 a5 = 9 b5 = 7 c5 = 0
VILLARUEL 2018101297 a6 = 2 b6 = 9 c6 = 7
amax = 9 bmax = 9 cmax = 7

Values of the Variables

(amax +b max ) (9+9)

f= = =9
2 2

(amax + c max ) (9+7)

g= = =8
2 2

(bmax +c max ) (9+7)

h= = =8
2 2

x=900+ 90+7=997

y=3000+ ( amax∗b max∗c max ) =3000+ ( 9∗9∗7 )=3 567

PROBLEM 1
1. Unit Hydrograph
The 30-min unit hydrograph for a catchment is given by:
Time,
0 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 330 360 390
min
Runoff, 0.7
0 1.2 2.8 1.7 1.4 1.2 1.1 0.95 0.63 0.51 0.29 0.18 0
m3 / s 4

a. Estimate the peak runoff resulting from the following 90-minute storm:
Time, min Rainfall Excess, cm
0-30 f
30-60 g
60-90 h

Solution:
Runoff,
Time, min f= 9 g= 8 h= 8
m3 / s
0 0 0 0 0
30 1.2 10.8 0 0
60 2.8 25.2 9.6 0
90 1.7 15.3 22.4 9.6
0 13.6 22.4
0 13.6
0

Summary:
Runoff, Total
Time, min f= 9 g= 8 h= 8
m3 / s Runoff
0 0 0 0 0 0
30 1.2 10.8 0 0 10.8
60 2.8 25.2 9.6 0 34.8
90 1.7 15.3 22.4 9.6 47.3
0 13.6 22.4 36
0 13.6 13.6
0 0

Conclusion:
The peak runoff is 47.3 m3 / s.
b. Runoff Hydrograph

RUNOFF
50

45

40

35

30

25

20

15

10

0
T I M E
f g h Total Runoff
PROBLEM 2
An x-acre watershed is being planned for development. The current predominant land use is
agricultural land with contoured row crops on moderately fine textured soil. The hydraulic length within the
watershed is y feet and the average land slope is 8%.

a. Determine the peak discharge in the watershed using the SCS synthetic hydrograph method.

Solution:
 Since 997 acre < 2000 acre, use this empirical equation:
0.8 0.7
L (S +1)
T c= 0.5
1,140 Y

Where:

1000−10(CN )
S=
CN

 Solve for S, where CN = 82 based on SCS Runoff Curve Numbers for AMC III table.

1000−10(82)
S=
82
90
S=2.19512195122∨
41

 Solve for Tc, where S= 90/41, L= 3567, Y=0.08:

0.8 0.7
3567 (2.19512195122+1)
T c=
1,140(0.08)0.5
T c =4.8589 hours

 Solve for Tp, where Tc =4.8589 :

T p=0.67 T c

T p=0.67 ¿ )

T p=3.2554 hours

 Solve for Peak Discharge:

Kp A
q p=
Tp
Where, A = 1.5578, Kp = 484:
484 (1.5578)
q p=
3.2554
 2
q p=231. 6075 mi /hr
b. Draw the synthetic unit hydrograph for the watershed before the development. A simple triangular
UH, with the peak discharge as the upper vertex, will do. Please include the graph for the effective
rainfall.

Solution:
 Solve for∆ D :
∆ D=0.133(T c )
∆ D=0.133(4.8589)
∆ D=0.6462 ≈ 0.6

 Solve for T L:
T L =0.6 ¿)
T L =0.6 ¿ )
T L =2.9153 ≈ 2.9

SCS Synthetic Unit Hydrograph

c. If it is planned that, in the next 5 years, the watershed will predominantly become a residential
area with 1/3-acre average lot sizes, what will be the peak discharge in the watershed in this case?

Solution:

Since 1/3 acre < 2000 acre, use this empirical equation:
L0.8 (S +1)0.7
T c=
1,140 Y 0.5
Where:
1000−10(CN )
S=
CN

Solve for S, where CN = 81 based on SCS Runoff Curve Numbers for AMC III table.
1000−10(81)
S=
81
190
S=2.34567901235∨
81
 Solve for Tc, where S= 190/81, L= 3567, Y=0.08:
0.7
1900.8
3567 ( +1)
81
T c=
1,140(0.08)0.5
T c =5.0180 hours

 Solve for Tp, where Tc = 5.0180:

T p=0.67 T c
T p=0.67 ¿ )
T p=3.3620 hours

 Solve for Peak Discharge:

Kp A
q p=
Tp
Where, A = 1.5578, Kp = 484:
484 (1.5578)
q p=
3.3620
2
q p=224.2639 mi /hr
d. Draw the synthetic unit hydrograph for the watershed after this development.

Solution:
 Solve for∆ D :
∆ D=0.133(T c )
∆ D=0.133(5.0180)
∆ D=0.667394 ≈ 0.6
 Solve for T L:
T L =0.60 ¿)
T L =0.6 ¿)
T L =3.0108 ≈ 3.0
e. Based on your computed peak discharge and synthetic unit hydrographs before and after the
development of the watershed, what conclusions can be generated?