A8 Sample Calculation for Determining Required Pipe Size

Given: Drainage Area = 27 Acre !engt" of !onge t Drainage Pat" = #$$$ %eet Drainage Pat" &a t"e %ollo'ing C"aracteri tic : ( Concrete C"annel 'it" )levation C"ange of * feet ( Gra ed C"annel 'it" )levation C"ange of + feet , -verland Gra %lo' 'it" )levation C"ange of 7 feet Drainage Area &a t"e %ollo'ing C"aracteri tic : 2 .* Single/%amil0 Re idential 'it" %lat Slope # .* 1eig"2or"ood 3u ine 'it" %lat Slope %ind: Required Pipe Size for a Road'a0 Cro ing 4 ing Concrete Pipe 5it" a Square )dge &ead'all at a Slope of #6$7 Solution: #6 Calculate !engt" of Concrete C"annel8 Gra ed C"annel8 and -verland Gra a6 26 c6 26 Concrete C"annel: #$$$9 : $62+ = 2+$9 Gra ed C"annel: #$$$9 : $62+ = 2+$9 -verland Gra %lo' #$$$9 : $6+$ = +$$9 %lo'

4 e t"e 1omograp" A# ;ime of Concentration to Determine ;c a6 26 c6 ! = 2+$9 and < = *9 0ield ;c = * min6= * min6 : $62 = $6> min6 ! = 2+$9 and < = +9 0ield ;c = 26+ min6= 26+ min6 : # = 26+ min6 ! = +$$9 and < = 79 0ield ;c = ?67 min6= ?67 min6 : 2 = @6? min6

Add a8 28 and c for final ;c= ;"e minimum ;c i + min6= $6> A 26+ A @6? = 12.5 min. *6 Determine C value from ;a2le A2 Determination of BCC Dalue a6 26 Single %amil0 Re idential 'it" %lat Slope &a a Range of $6*$/$6+$6 C"oo e C to 2e $6*+ 1eig"2or"ood 3u ine 'it" %lat Slope &a a Range of $6+$/$67$6 C"oo e C to 2e $6++ Di tri2ute 2.* of t"e C Dalue to Single %amil0 Re idential and #.* of t"e C Dalue to 1eig"2or"ood 3u ine and t"e %inal C Dalue 'ill 2e t"e Sum of t"e Di tri2ution
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.* : $6*+ = $62* .* : $6++ = $6#8

$62* A $6#8 = 0.41 = C

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Determine t"e Rainfall Enten it0 FEG from ;a2le A* Rainfall Enten it0 a6 26 %rom 1um2er 28 ; = #26+ min6 Road'a0 Cro ing S"all 3e De igned for t"e 2+/<ear Return Period 4 ing a !inear Enterpolation8 I = 6.35 in/hr

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Drainage Area FAG i Given at 27 acres Determine t"e PeaH %lo' FIG 20 t"e )quation I = CEA I= I= C $6?# : E >6*+ in."r : A 27 acre

I = 70.3 cfs 76 Determine t"e Required Pipe Size and Delocit0 from 1omograp" A? %lo' 5it"in A S0 tem a6 26 c6 86 Given n = $6$#2 and lope = #6$7 1omograp" "o' Diameter = 42 inches 1omograp" "o' Delocit0 = 10 ft/s

Determine &5.D Scale %actor from 1omograp" A+ Culvert De ign J Enlet Control and Calculate &ead'ater Dept" F&5G mea ured from t"e invert of t"e pipe up'ard6 (Note: The maximum HW/D is 1.2. If HW/D is above 1.2, the pipe size may be used, sub e!t to app"ova# by the $%&i%ee"i%& Di"e!to", if ade'uate sto"a&e is avai#ab#e. If ade'uate sto"a&e is %ot avai#ab#e, i%!"ease the pipe by o%e size a%d obtai% a %e( )e#o!ity a%d HW/D. *epeat this p"o!ess u%ti# HW/D is 1.2 o" #ess.+ &5.D = #6* &5 = &5.D : FDiameter.#2G &5 = #6* : F?2.#2G = 4.55 feet

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Ef &5 in num2er 8 i unaccepta2le8 increa e pipe to neKt ize and re/calculate a6 26 Diameter = ?8 inc"e Delocit0 = +68 ft. &5.D = $6@+ &5 = &5.D : FDiameter.#2G &5 = $6@+ : F?8.#2G = 3.80 feet

LL See A@ Rational Met"od Pipe De ign for Enlet Control