Calculation of Design Rainfall Intensity and Peak Storm Water Runoff Rate - S.I.

units (for specified return period and storm duration)

Inputs
Drainage Area, A = 25 ha Runoff Coefficient, C = Design Storm Duration, d = ( = time of concentration ) Data from IDF (intensity-duration-frequency) graph or table for the design location: Input i, mm/hr Input d, min Calculated 1/i, hr/mm slope = 0.000207 = 1/a Calculation of equation constants ( a & b ) using linear regression: 0.35

Design Return Period =

15

years

22

min

187 153 105

10 15 30

0.01 0.01 0.01 intercept =

a = 1/slope =
0.0033 = b/a

4840

b = a*intercept =
Calculation of Design Rainfall Intensity, i, using the equation: (using the value for storm duratin,

16.2

i = a/( d + b ):

d, specified above)
Design Rainfall Intensity, i = 126.7 mm/hr

Calculation of Design Peak Storm Water Runoff Rate, Q, using the equation:

Q = CiA

Design Peak Storm Water Runoff Rate,

Q=

3.10

m3/s