Technological University of the Philippines

College of Engineering
Civil Engineering Department

Water Resources Engineering

Assignment No. 1

1. Calculate the total storage required to supply the demand shown in the following table if the
inflow of water in the reservoir is maintained at a uniform rate throughout 24 hours.

Time in Hours 0-4 4-8 8-12 12-16 16-20 20-24

Demand in
0.48 0.87 1.33 1.00 0.82 0.54
Million Liters

2. A town has population of one lakh. It is to be supplied with water at the rate of 200 liters per
head per day. The variation in demand as is follows:

6 a.m. to 9 a.m. : 40% of total

9 a.m. to 12 noon : 10% of total
12 noon to 3 p.m. : 10% of total
3 p.m. to 6 p.m. : 15% of total
6 p.m. to 9 p.m. : 25% of total

Determine the capacity of the service reservoir when the pumping is at a uniform rate from 6
a.m. to 6 p.m.

3. For water supply of a town, water is pumped from a river 3 km away into a reservoir. The
maximum difference of levels of water in river and the reservoir is 20m. The population of the
town is 50,000 and per capita water demand is 120 l/d. If the pumps are to operate for a total of 8
hours and the efficiency of pumps is 80%, determine the horse power of the pumps. Assume
friction factor is 0.03, the velocity of flow as 2m/s, and maximum daily demand as 1.5 times the
average daily demand.

4. From a clear water reservoir 3m deep and maximum water level at 30. Water is to be pumped
to an elevated reservoir at 75 at the constant rate of 9,000,000 liters per hour. The distance is
1500m. give the economical diameter of the rising main and the water horse power of the pump.
Neglect minor losses and take f = 0.01