APPLIED HYDROLOGY

ASSIGNMENT
Hyetograph, Mass Curve and IDF Curve
Submitted By,
Hassaan Ali
2017(F)-MS-WRE-103
Submitted to,
Dr. M Waseem
 Hyetograph (ainfall Intensity and Time Relati
Def.
A hyetograph is a graphical representation of the distribution of rainfall intensity over time.
Time (hr) Rainfall Intensity
(mm/hr) Graphical Representation
2 122
4 70 Rainfall Hytograph
6 109
140
8 41
10 89 120
12 82 Rainfall Intensity(mm/h) 100
14 51
16 28 80
18 49 60
20 40
22 61 40

24 58 20

0
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Time (h.)
and Time Relationship)

l Hytograph

12 14 16 18 20 22 24
Time (h.)
 Mass Curve
Def.
A graph of the cumulative values of a hydrologic quantity (such as precipitation or runoff), generally as ord
Time (Minutes) Precipitation (mm) Accumulative Precipitation
5 24 24 Graphical Representation
10 14 38
15 29 67 Mass Cu
20 27 94
350
25 22 116
30 24 140
300
35 5 145
40 26 171
250

Commulative Rainfall (mm)

45 28 199
50 7 206
200
55 5 211
60 17 228
150
65 4 232
70 6 238
100
75 28 266
80 10 276
50
85 8 284
90 14 298
0
95 14 312 0 10 20 30 40

Time
 or runoff), generally as ordinate, plotted against time or date.

epresentation

Mass Curve

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Time (min)
 Intensity-Duration-Frequency Curve
Def.
An Intensity-Duration-Frequency curve(IDF Curve) is a graphical representation of the probability that a giv

RANDOM DATA Descending Order Data

Year 5-Min 10-Min 30-Min Year 5-Min 10-Min 30-Min
1992 2.2 5.1 9 1992 4.9 8.2 9.3
1993 2.7 5.3 9.3 1993 3.7 7 9
1994 2.1 4.7 8.6 1994 3.4 6.8 8.9
1995 3.7 5.9 8.4 1995 3 5.9 8.6
1996 3 6.8 8.1 1996 2.9 5.3 8.4
1997 4.9 7 6.9 1997 2.7 5.1 8.1
1998 2.9 8.2 7.5 1998 2.2 5 7.5
1999 2.1 4.9 7.2 1999 2.1 4.9 7.2
2000 3.4 5 8.9 2000 2.1 4.7 6.9

FOR 30 Minutes IDF FOR 5 Minutes IDF

Year 30-Min RANK P (Probability) T (Return Period) I (Intensity) Year
1992 9.3 1 0.1 10.0 18.6 1992
1993 9 2 0.2 5.0 18 1993
1994 8.9 3 0.3 3.3 17.8 1994
1995 8.6 4 0.4 2.5 17.2 1995
1996 8.4 5 0.5 2.0 16.8 1996
1997 8.1 6 0.6 1.7 16.2 1997
1998 7.5 7 0.7 1.4 15 1998
1999 7.2 8 0.8 1.3 14.4 1999
2000 6.9 9 0.9 1.1 13.8 2000

FOR 10 Minutes IDF

Year 10-Min RANK P (Probability) T (Return Period) I (Intensity)
1992 5.1 1 0.1 10.0 10.2
1993 5.3 2 0.2 5.0 10.6
1994 4.7 3 0.3 3.3 9.4
1995 5.9 4 0.4 2.5 11.8
1996 6.8 5 0.5 2.0 13.6
1997 7 6 0.6 1.7 14
1998 8.2 7 0.7 1.4 16.4
1999 4.9 8 0.8 1.3 9.8
2000 5 9 0.9 1.1 10

Graphical Representation

IDF Curve
20
 IDF Curve
20

18

16

14

12
Rainfall Intensity

10

0
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0

Return Period
ve
n of the probability that a given average rainfall intensity will occur.

FOR 5 Minutes IDF

5-Min RANK P (Probability) T (Return Period) I (Intensity)
4.9 1 0.1 10.0 9.8
3.7 2 0.2 5.0 7.4
3.4 3 0.3 3.3 6.8
3 4 0.4 2.5 6
2.9 5 0.5 2.0 5.8
2.7 6 0.6 1.7 5.4
2.2 7 0.7 1.4 4.4
2.1 8 0.8 1.3 4.2
2.1 9 0.9 1.1 4.2
8.0 10.0 12.0