RESUELLO, MARY GRACENHEL M.

CE 141-2 Quiz #2
Solve the following:
1. Determine the CN for a development on soils consisting of 40 % group A and
60 % group D. The proposed land use is

30 % Residential which is 25 % impervious

20 % Residential which is 65 % impervious
15 % Paved Roads with curbs and storm sewers
18 % Open Land with 60 % fair cover and 40 % good cover
17 % Parking Lots, plazas, schools, etc.
SOLUTION:

LAND USE SOIL GROUP

B
A
% CN Product % CN PRODUCT
Residential which is 25 % impervious 12 54 648 18 85 1530
Residential which is 65 % impervious 8 77 616 12 92 1104
Paved Roads with curbs and storm sewers 6 98 588 9 98 882

OPEN LAND:
Fair cover 4.3 49 211.68 6.48 84 544.32
2
Good Cover 2.8 39 112.32 4.32 80 345.6
8
Parking lots, Plazas, schools, etc 6.8 98 666.4 10.20 98 999.6
0
40 - 2842.2 60 - 5405.52

1 2842.4 5404.52
𝐶𝑁 = ( + )
2 40 60
𝑪𝑵 = 𝟖𝟎. 𝟓𝟕𝟔

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 2. A 1,400,000 m² watershed is to be developed. The CN for the proposed
development is 80, and 60 % of the hydraulic length will be modified by
gutters and storm drains; 30 % of the area will be impervious. The average
slope is 2 %. Compute the present and future peak runoff from a 75 mm
rainfall. The present CN is 70.
SOLUTION:
(𝑃 − 0.2𝑆)2
𝑄=
𝑃 + 0.8𝑆
Where, Q = Peak runoff (in)
P = Rainfall in inches = 75mm or 2.95in
1000
S = Potential maximum retention = ( ) − 10
𝐶𝑁
Before development:
𝐶𝑁 = 70
1000
𝑆 = ( 70
) − 10 = 4.28 𝑖𝑛
2
(2.95 − 0.2(4.28))
𝑄= 2.95 + 0.8(4.28)
𝑸 = 𝟎. 𝟔𝟖𝟖 𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒓 𝟏𝟕. 𝟒𝟕 𝒎𝒎
After development:
𝐶𝑁 = 80
1000
𝑆 = ( ) − 10 = 2.5 𝑖𝑛
80
2
(2.95 − 0.2(2.5))
𝑄 = (2.95 + 0.8(2.5))
𝑸 = 𝟏. 𝟐𝟏𝟐 𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒓 𝟑𝟎. 𝟕𝟖 𝒎𝒎

3. If a spill of radioactive material occurred over an aquifer, estimate the length

of time required for the material to reach a river 2 m away if the aquifer is

A.) gravel B.) Sandstone

SOLUTION:
𝐿 = Length of reach = 2miles = 10560ft
𝑉 = 𝑘𝑖
𝑣
𝑣𝑑 =
𝑛
a. Gravel
n= 35%
k= 10-1 cm/sec
ℎ 100
𝑖= = = 0.009469
𝐿 10560

𝑣 𝑘𝑖 10−1 × 0.009469 𝑐𝑚
𝑣𝑑 = = = = 0.0027
𝑛 𝑛 0.35 𝑠𝑒𝑐

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 Time taken to 2miles
𝐿 10560𝑓𝑡 321869𝑐𝑚
𝑡= = = = 118962782.9 𝑠𝑒𝑐
𝑣𝑑 0.0027𝑐𝑚/𝑠𝑒𝑐 0.0027𝑐𝑚/𝑠𝑒𝑐
= 𝟏𝟑𝟕𝟔. 𝟖𝟖 𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔

b. Sandstone
𝑘 = 10−4 𝑐𝑚/𝑠𝑒𝑐
𝑘 = 17%
𝑣 𝑘𝑖 10−4 × 0.009469 𝑐𝑚
𝑣𝑑 = = = = 5.57𝑥10−6
𝑛 𝑛 0.17 𝑠𝑒𝑐
Time taken in stand stone t
𝐿 10560𝑓𝑡 321869𝑐𝑚
𝑡= = = = 𝟏𝟖𝟑𝟐. 𝟑𝟎 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔
𝑣𝑑 5.57𝑥10 𝑐𝑚/𝑠𝑒𝑐 5.57𝑥10−6 𝑐𝑚/𝑠𝑒𝑐
−6

4. A permeameter (similar to the one shown fig. 3-3 ) was used to test three
different materials. The horizontal tube of the permeameter is 5 ft long with an
inside diameter of 4 in. The head measurements were 185 in., 77 in., and 39
in. for h₁, and 34 in, 35 in., and 36 in. for h₂ for the three materials,
respectively. What was the indicated hydraulic conductivity.
SOLUTION:
𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝐿𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ (𝐿) = 5𝑓𝑡 = 60 𝑖𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠
𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 = 4𝑖𝑛𝑐ℎ
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 = 4𝜋 𝑠𝑞 𝑖𝑛𝑐ℎ

Material 1 2 3
h1 185 77 39
h2 34 35 36

0.227𝑔𝑎𝑙
𝑄(𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒) = 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑡
ℎ𝑟
𝑄(𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒) = 0.227 × 227.419 𝑐𝑢𝑏𝑖𝑐 𝑖𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠
𝑄 = 𝑘𝑖𝐴
∆ℎ
𝑄 = 𝑘( )𝐴
𝐿
Material 1
∆h h1 − h2
Q = K1 (
) A = K1 ( ) A
L l 1
185 − 34
(0.227 ∗ 277.419) = (K1) ( ) 4𝜋
60
𝐾1 = 1.99 𝑖𝑛𝑐ℎ⁄ℎ𝑟

𝑀𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑙 2

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 ∆ℎ ℎ1 − ℎ2
𝑄 = 𝐾2 (
) 𝐴 = 𝐾2 ( ) 𝐴
𝐿 𝑙 2
77 − 35
(0.227 ∗ 277.419) = (𝐾2) ( ) 4𝜋
60
𝐾1 = 7.159 𝑖𝑛𝑐ℎ⁄ℎ𝑟

𝑀𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑙 3
∆ℎ ℎ1 − ℎ2
𝑄 = 𝐾3 (
) 𝐴 = 𝐾3 ( ) 𝐴
𝐿 𝑙 3
39 − 36
(0.227 ∗ 277.419) = (𝐾3) ( ) 4𝜋
60
𝐾1 = 100.226 𝑖𝑛𝑐ℎ⁄ℎ𝑟

𝑅𝑒𝑠𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑠:

Hydraulic Conductivity (k)

𝟏)𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝟏 = 𝟏. 𝟗𝟗 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒉⁄𝒉𝒓
𝟐)𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝟐 = 𝟕. 𝟏𝟓𝟗 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒉⁄𝒉𝒓
𝟑)𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝟑 = 𝟏𝟎𝟎 . 𝟐𝟔𝟔 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒉⁄𝒉𝒓

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