alin ‘i UNIVERSIT] TEKNOLOGI RONAS FINAL EXAMINATION MAY 2015 SEMESTER COURSE : — VCB3053-HYDROLOGY DATE : 5SEPTEMBER 2015 (SATURDAY) TIME z 9.00 AM — 12.00 NOON (3 HOURS) INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 1. Answer ALL FOUR (4) questions in the Answer Booklet. 2, Begin EACH answer on a new page 3. Where applicable, show clearly steps taken in arriving at the solutions and indicate ALL assumptions, if any. Indicate clearly answers that are cancelled, if any. Do not open this Question Booklet until instructed. Note i, There are TEN (10) pages in this Question Booklet Including the cover page and APPENDICES. i. GRAPH PAPER and SEMILOG PAPER will be provided. Universiti Teknologi PETRONASa b, VCB3053 Explain why infiltration does not occur explicitly in the water budget equation. [2 marks] FIGURE Q1 shows the rainfall records for a natural siphon-type rain gauge. Estimate the total rainfall, the duration and the maximum intensity. [4 marks} Duration (hours) 0 12 24 Rainfall (mm) Recording from a natural syphon-type rain gauge (schematic) FIGURE Q1 State FOUR (4) factors considered when installing a rain gauge. [4 marks] Pangkor Laut catchment has six rain gauge stations. In a year, the annual rainfall recorded by the gauges is shown in TABLE Qt. For a 10% error in the estimation of the mean rainfall, calculate the optimum number of stations in the catchment. [4 marks] TABLE Qt Station A B c D E F Rainfall (cm) | 82.6 | 102.9 | 180.3 | 110.3 | 98.8 | 136.7VCB3053 Analysis of data on maximum one-day rainfall depth at a catchment indicated that a depth of 280 mm had a return period of 50 years. Determine the probability of a one-day rainfall depth equal to or greater than 280 mm at the catchment occurring, i ‘once in 20 successive years, ii. two times in 15 successive years, and ii, at least once in 20 successive years. [6 marks]