BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY MULTAN

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

Complex Engineering Problem (CEP)

Course Title Engineering Hydrology Course Code CE-365

Course Instructor Engr.Allah Bachaya Program BSc Civil Engineering
Semester 6th
Weightage 10 marks
Assigning Date Submission Date

Title: Calculate the average precipitation over catchment of irregular shape of five rain gauge
station occupying in this catchment.
Objectives:
Objectives of this project are to familiarize the students to draw the polygons of catchment and
calculate the area of catchment and run-off volume of the catchment.
Problem Details:
The catchment area of irregular shape will be assumed on graph paper and polygons will be
drawn. Then the area will be calculated with following scale.
One side of square box = 1000m + Roll Number of Group Leader
Precipitation Date:
Station A = 67cm + Roll Number
Station B = 56cm + Roll Number
Station C = 43cm + Roll Number
Station D = 47cm + Roll Number
Station E = 36cm + Roll Number
The following steps are used to determine average precipitation by Thiessen Polygon Method.
1. Draw the given area according to a certain scale and locate the stations where
measuring devices are installed.
2. Join all the stations to get a network of non-intersecting system of triangles.
3. Draw perpendicular bisectors of all the lines joining the stations and get a suitable
network of polygons, each enclosing one station. It is assumed that precipitation over
the area enclosed by the polygon is uniform.
4. Measure area of the each polygon.
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DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

5. Calculate the average precipitation.

Complex Problem Attributes and Knowledge Attributes:
(a) Individual and team work
(b) Methodical way
(c) Effective report and design documentation
(d) WK2 (Mathematical and Numerical Analysis), WK3 (Engineering Fundamentals),
(e) Viva and presentation
Project Constraints:
The project will be completed with following Constraints
1- Shape of catchment will be assumed
2- Location of rain gauge stations will be assumed
3- Area of the catchment will roughly be estimated by graphical method.
Project deliverables:
Calculation of catchment area, run-off volume and average precipitation over a catchment.
Sr. No Project part Marks CLO # PLO#
1 Individual and team work 2 2 2
2 Methodical way 2 2 2
3 Effective report and design 2 2 2
documentation
4 Mathematical and Numerical Analysis 2 2 2
5 Viva and presentation 2 2 2