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Inputs
Manning Roughness Coefficient, n = 0.15
Calculations
Overland Flow Time Travel, t1 = 32.9 min
25
2 yr, 24 hr rainfall, P =
120
mm
Ground Slope, S =
0.0004
Calculation of Shallow Concentrated Flow Travel Time Using the NCRS Method - S.I. units
Inputs
Length of Flow Path, L = 30 m
Calculations
For unpaved surface:
Ground Slope, S =
0.0004
0.098356 5.1
m/s min
0.12392 4.0
m/s min
Calculation of Channnel Flow Travel Time Using the Manning Equation - S.I. units
For a Trapezoidal Channel Cross-section Inputs
Bottom width, b = 0.7 m
Calculations
Cross-Sect. Area, A = 0.76 m2
Depth of flow, y =
0.4
Wetted Perimeter, P =
3.2
Hydraulic Radius, R =
0.24
mm
Discharge, Q = Manning roughness, n = 0.022 Ave. Velocity, V = Channel bottom slope, S = 0.0003 m/m Channel travel time, t3 = Length of Flow Path, L = 25 m
0.23
m3/s
0.300
m/s
1.4
min
Calculations tc =
37.5 min
t1 = overland sheet flow runoff travel time, min n = Manning roughness coefficient, dimensionless L = length of the flow path, m (Max. L should be 100 m) P = 2 year, 24 hr rainfall, mm S = ground slope, m/m
t2 = L/(60V)
for unpaved surface: V = 4.9178S0.5 for paved surface: V = 6.1960S0.5 where: t2 = shallow concentrated flow runoff travel time, min L = length of the flow path, m V = shallow concentrated flow velocity, m/sec S = surface slope, m/m