SCHOOL OF HOUSING BUILDING AND PLANNING

Reference
fr. MSMA

UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA

CALCULATION
ON-SITE STORMWATER STORAGE FACILITY (OSD)
BASED ON "MANUAL SALIRAN MESRA ALAM" (MSMA)
DESIGN OF STORMWATER STORAGE - For Development

CATCHMENT
Designer:
Date:

Checker:
Job No:

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1. General Information of the Project Site

Impervious Area

(Post-Development)

(Pre-Development)

Building Footprint,
Infra and Roads

21,623 m2

Pervious Area
Lawn, Gardens and
Open Space
=

m2

m2

21,623

m2

2. Determining the Average Recurrence Interval (ARI)

Table 4.2

For:
Minor System ARI
Major System ARI

=
=

Residential - Medium Density

2
years
10
years

3. Determining the Time of Concentration, tc & tcs

Time of concentration is estimated from the building roof level to the storage area.
tc
=
10
mins
Assuming the OSD storage will discharge into
is of 2-year ARI Capacity,
For tc < 30 mins, 2I5 is derived from the polynomial expression:
ln(RIt)

Eq. 13.2
Where:
Table 13.A1

For:

R =
a =
b =

a + b.ln(t) + c.(ln(t))2 + d.(ln(t))3

2-years ARI
4.5140
0.6729

tc

=
30.00
=
2.2887
=
-2.6734
=
0.4643
Thus,
=
4.594
=
98.84
Converting to rainfall depth using:
P30
=
49.42
b.ln(t)
c.(ln(t))2
d.(ln(t))3
ln(2I30)
2
I30

Eq. 13.4

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c =
d =

-0.2311
0.0118

Fitted Coefficients for

IDF curves for
Pulau Pinang

minutes,

mm/hr
Pd = I x d

(where d = duration in hours),

mm

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Calculation

For:

tc

=
60.00
=
2.7551
=
-3.8741
=
0.8099
Thus,
=
4.205
=
67.01
Converting to rainfall depth using:
P60
=
67.01

minutes,

To find P with tc
FD

mins,

b.ln(t)
c.(ln(t))2
d.(ln(t))3
ln(2I60)
2
I60

Eq. 13.4

Table 13.3
Eq. 13.3

=
=

10
1.037

mm/hr
Pd = I x d

(where d = duration in hours),

mm

Using : Pd = P30 - FD (P60 - P30),

2
P10
=
31.18 mm
2
I10
=
187.07 mm/hr

4. Determining the Required Permisible Site Discharge (PSD), Q2

Design
Chart 14.4
Chart 14.3

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I
Impervious Area
Pervious Area
Status
(mm/hr)
C
A (m2)
C
A (m2)
Pre-Development, Qp
187.07
0.90
0
0.74
21,623
Post-Development, Qa
187.07
0.90
21,623
0.88
0
* Adopt Runoff Coefficient, C for Qp
from Category
D
* Adopt Runoff Coefficient, C for Qa
from Category
3
From the above, Q (Post-Development) > Q (Pre-Development).
Therefore, OSD Storage required.

Total
CxA
16,001
19,461

Q
(l/s)
831.5
1,011.3

The PSD equation is given as:

Eq. 19.1

PSD

a-(a2-4b)1/2
2

Where for below-Ground Storage:

Eq. 19.1a
Eq. 19.1b

a
b
Therefore,

=
=

(8.548Qa/tc) x (0.333.tc.(Qp/Qa) + 0.35.tc + 0.65.tc)

8.548.Qa.Qp

a
b
PSD2

=
=
=

11,011.1
7,187,611.6
696.86

l/s

5. Determining the Required Site Storage Requirement (SSR) of Q10 for

Below-Ground Storage
Eq. 13.2

ln(RIt)

Using:
Where:

Table 13.A1

For:

Thus,

R =
a =
b =

tc
b.ln(t)
c.(ln(t))2
d.(ln(t))3
ln(10I30)
10
I30

a + b.ln(t) + c.(ln(t))2 + d.(ln(t))3

10-years ARI
3.7277
1.4393

=
=
=
=
=
=

c =
d =

-0.4023
0.0241

Fitted Coefficients for

IDF curves for
Pulau Pinang

30.00 minutes,
4.8953
-4.6539
0.9482
4.917
136.65 mm/hr

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Eq. 13.4

Calculation

Converting to rainfall depth using:

P30
=
68.32
For:

Thus,

Eq. 13.4

Table 13.3
Eq. 13.3

Design
Chart 14.4
Chart 14.3

tc
b.ln(t)
c.(ln(t))2
d.(ln(t))3
ln(10I60)
10
I60

=
=
=
=
=
=

Pd = I x d

(where d = duration in hours),

mm

60.00 minutes,
5.8930
-6.7440
1.6541
4.531
92.83 mm/hr

Converting to rainfall depth using:

P60
=
92.83

Pd = I x d

To find P with tc
FD

mins,

=
=

10
1.037

(where d = duration in hours),

mm

Using : Pd = P30 - FD (P60 - P30),

10
P10
=
42.91 mm
10
I10
=
257.45 mm/hr
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Impervious Area
Pervious Area
Status
(mm/hr)
C
C
A (m2)
A (m2)
Pre-Development, Qp
257.45
0.90
0.00
0.74
21,623
Post-Development, Qa
257.45
0.90
21,623
0.88
0
* Adopt Runoff Coefficient, C for Qp
from Category
D
* Adopt Runoff Coefficient, C for Qa
from Category
3

Total
CxA
16,001
19,461

Q
(l/s)
1,144.3
1,391.7

The PSD equation is given as:

Eq. 19.1

PSD

a-(a2-4b)1/2
2

Where for below-Ground Storage:

Eq. 19.1a
Eq. 19.1b

a
b
Therefore,

=
=
a
b
PSD10

8.52(Qa/tc) x (0.333.tc.(Qp/Qa) + 0.35.tc + 0.65.tcs)

8.548.Qa.Qp
=
=
=

7,091.0
6,369,974.6
1,055.41

l/s

The site discharge for 10-year ARI and the corresponding SSR is calculated for
a range of storm durations to determine the maximum SSR for the total storage.
These calculations are summarised in the following two tables as shown below:
td (min)
5
10
15
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90

10

It

(mm/hr)
164.44
181.83
173.08
160.29
136.65
118.21
104.00
92.83
83.51
76.52
70.40

Impervious Area
C
A (m2)
0.90
21,623
0.90
21,623
0.90
21,623
0.90
21,623
0.90
21,623
0.90
21,623
0.90
21,623
0.90
21,623
0.90
21,623
0.90
21,623
0.90
21,623

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Pervious Area
C
A (m2)
0.57
0
0.60
0
0.59
0
0.58
0
0.52
0
0.47
0
0.44
0
0.30
0
0.38
0
0.35
0
0.34
0

Total
CxA
19,461
19,461
19,461
19,461
19,461
19,461
19,461
19,461
19,461
19,461
19,461

Qd
(l/s)
889
983
936
866
739
639
562
502
451
414
381

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Calculation

td (min)

Qd

5
10
15
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90

(l/s)
889
983
936
866
739
639
562
502
451
414
381

PSD
(l/s)
696.86
696.86
696.86
696.86
696.86
696.86
696.86
696.86
696.86
696.86
696.86

390.3
411.3
401.3
384.7
345.7
304.5
262.8
221.1
177.7
138.3
97.3

116.91
105.73
111.07
119.93
140.68
162.63
184.85
207.09
230.20
251.23
273.07

SSR
(m3)
114.50
279.52
380.93
434.26
454.11
412.43
343.53
265.07
182.75
115.98
55.23

Where for below-Ground Storage:

Eq. 19.2a
Eq. 19.2b
Eq. 19.2

and

c
d
SSR

=
=
=

The maximum SSR

0.675 x PSD x (1-(0.3392 x (PSD/Qd)))

0.117 x (PSD2/Qd)
0.06 x td x (Qd - c - d)

454.11

For Storage Sizing at Top Water Level,

Height, hTWL
=
Width
Length
Volume, VTWL

=
=
=

m3 at

1.20
4.00
100.00
480.00

m
m
m
m3

30

>

454.11

minutes

m2

OK

6. The Sizing of the Primary Outlet - Orifice

The primary outlet orifice is sized to discharge to 2-year ARI Pre-development (PSD 2)
Using:

Eq. 19.3

Thus,

Using:

0.15
1.20
1.038
0.60
0.62

m freeboard
m maximum storage depth
m maximum head to the centreline of the orifice, Ho
for Cd when orifice diameter Do < 50mm
for Cd when orifice diameter Do >> 50mm

Area of orifice, Ao

unit/s of

Total area of orifice:

PSD2
Cd (2gHo)1/2

325
0.332

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m2

>

0.249

m2

mm diameter P.C. Pipe

0.249

m2

OK

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Output

tc = 10 mins

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Output

Qp = 307.6 l/s
Qa = 374.1 l/s

PSD2 = 283.74 l/s

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Output

Qp = 423.4 l/s
Qa = 514.9 l/s

PSD10 = 390.48 l/s

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Output

SSR(Req) =
454.11
Proposed Storage
Dimensions:
Depth = 1.6m
Width = 10.0m
Length = 20.0m

Proposed Orifice
Size:
4 unit x 325mm

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