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EXAMINATION AND EVALUATION DIVISION

DEPARTMENT OF POLYTECHNIC EDUCATION
(MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION)

CIVL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

FINAL EXAMTNATION
DECEMBER 20IO SESSION

C5304: HYDROLOGY

DATE: 20 APRIL 2011 (WEDNESDAY)

DURATION: 2 I{O{IRS (8.30am _ 10.30am)

This paper consists of SEVEN (7) pages

including the front page.
Structure / Essay euestion: (6 questiorrs _
answer 4 questions)

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(a) State Fo{.rR (4) characteristics of rainfail

and the measurement unit.

(6 marks)

The drainage area of a vitage

.@ is 2.59 x r0r0 m2.rf themean annuar runoff
is
determined to be I g.g2
m3/sand the averageannuar
rainfail is 20 cm, estimate
the evapotranspiration losses
for the area in cm/year.

(g marks)

(c) sketch the hydrologic cycle

process and explain the
'" components below:
Evaporation
ii. Surface runoff
iii. Infiltration

(ll marks)

QUESTTON 2

(a) Precipitation can be divided

into two categories which
are liquid and frozen.
Explain TWO (2) fypes
from each category.

(8 marks)

(b) Compute the mean areal

precipitation for the following
data in Table 2 using
the Polygon Thiessen
method.

Area of ttriessenTolffi

(7 marks)

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(c) Precipitation station F was inoperative

for a month. A storm occurred during
this time. The precipitation recorded
during the storm at five su*ounding
stations A, B, C, D and E were
15.3 cm, 17.1 cm,l4.0 cm,l3.5
cm, and 16.7
cm respectivery. one quadrant
has been drawn on topography
map and the
coordinate in cm for the stations
are A(5,3), 8(4,_6), C(g,ll), D(-2,_g),
E(10,4)' Determine the missing precipitation
varue at station F.
p{ (10 marks)

QUESTTON 3

Taking the rates of cu'ent meter

as V:0.05 + 0.gN, where v is in m/s and N
is in rev/s' calcurate the stream
flow according to the foilowing observations
in
Table 3a.

Distance from
Uurrent meter
Depth,m
river bank, m Revolutions Time,s
depth, m
0.6 1,0 U.6 D l5 50
1.2 4"0 J.2 L) 30 /- 55
u.6 t_) 48 53
2.0 5.5 +.4 t) 40 46
1.1 D 60 -'54
3.0 o.) 5.2 D 45 48
t.3 D 61 52
3.8 4.s J.6 t_) JJ 54
u.9 t) 5l 50
4.5 2.5 z.u t) 26 48
u.) l) 44 55
5.0 1.0 U.O L) 20 47
Table 3a

(10 marks)

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Table 4a

./ Determine ordinate UH-6h, assuming

the base flow is 150 m3ls.

(12 marks)

,"( Calculate and check the data is

hydrograph unit.

(3marks)

(b/ Table 4b shows the ordinate 2hr _ UH for Kota Bharu area. Find the
ordinate
4hr - UH using S-Curved Method.

Table 4b

(10 marks)

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\
shows the intensirv of
1o' ;ffiL:"ow rainfau during 6 hours
srorm in rhe area

I (mmlhr)

If the observations of runoff

w as 2640ha_meter,
calculate:
i. Index-phi (A) for this
area.

(12 marks)

u. Total loss

(3 marks)

QUESTION 4

Table 4a shows the

,W discharge of al river
rrvvr catchment
waleurutrnr in tl area of I I50 km2, due
tn the
to 6 hours rain storm.

Time (hr)
Discharge 1m3/s;

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QUESTTON s

Muskinghum method is commonry

used in hydrorogic routing
method for handling a
variable discharge storage
rerationship. Assuming k :
6 hours, x : 0.25 and firsr
outflow is 35m3/s. Using the Muskinghum
method,

Route the following inflow hydrograph

(21 marks)

lt. PIot outflow hydrograph based

on Table 5

marks)

Inflow (m3ls)

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QUESTTON 6

a) state FI\aE (5) advantages of Urban Storm water Management Manual

(MsMA).

(5 Marks)

b) Determine the design peak for flow generated

from minor drainage of high
density residentiar area of 20 hectares in
Kuara Lumpur. Assume 100 m of
overland flow folrowed by 300 m of flow in
an open drain" The catchment
arca average slope = 0.2o/o.

(20 Marks)

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