TIME AREA METHOD

Question : Determine maximum

discharge for this case
Zone Area Time (hr)
(m2)
A1 1000 1

A2 2000 2

A3 3000 3

A4 1000 4 EFFECTIVE RAINFALL : 2 cm/hr for

5 hour

Effective Rainfall hyetograph

4
Intensity
(cm/hr)
Rainfall

-1
1 2 3 4 5
Time (hr)
 R1 = 0.02 m/hr
R2 = 0.02 m/hr A1 = 1000 m2
R3 = 0.02 m/hr A2 = 2000 m2
R4 = 0.02 m/hr A3 = 3000 m2
R5 = 0.02 m/hr A4 =1000 m2

Time Discharge (m3/hr) Q

(hr) (m3/hr)

0 Q0 =0
1 Q1= R1 A1 = 0.02 x 1000 = 20
2 Q2= R2 A1 + R1 A2 = (0.02x1000) +(0.02x2000) = 60
3 Q3= R3 A1 + R2 A2 + R1 A3 = (0.02x1000) +(0.02x2000) +(0.02x3000) = 120
4 Q4= R4 A1 + R3 A2 +R2 A3 +R1 A4 = (0.02x1000) +(0.02x2000) = 140
+(0.02x3000) +(0.02x1000)
5 Q5= R5 A1 + R4 A2 +R3 A3 +R2 A4 = (0.02x1000) +(0.02x2000) = 140
+(0.02x3000) +(0.02x1000)
6 Q6= R5 A2 +R4 A3 +R3 A4 = (0.02x2000) +(0.02x3000) +(0.02x1000) = 120
7 Q7= R5 A3 +R4 A4 = (0.02x3000) +(0.02x1000) = 80
8 Q8= R5 A4 = 0.02x1000) = 20
9 Q9 =0
 Area (m2)
Time Discharge Rainfall depth
Discharge (m3/hr)
(hr) (m3/hr) (m/hr) A1 A2 A3 A4
1000 2000 3000 1000

0 Q0 R0 0 0

1 Q1 R1 0.02 1000*0.02= 20 20

2000*0.02=
2 Q2 R2 0.02 1000*0.02= 20 60
40

2000*0.02=
3 Q3 R3 0.02 1000*0.02= 20 3000*0.02= 60 120
40

2000*0.02=
4 Q4 R4 0.02 1000*0.02= 20 3000*0.02= 60 1000*0.02= 20 140
40

2000*0.02=
5 Q5 R5 0.02 1000*0.02= 20 3000*0.02= 60 1000*0.02= 20 140
40

2000*0.02=
6 Q6 R6 3000*0.02= 60 1000*0.02= 20 120
40

7 Q7 R7 3000*0.02= 60 1000*0.02= 20 80

8 Q8 R8 1000*0.02= 20 20

9 Q9 R9 0
 Hydrograph
Peak discharge

150
Discharge (m3/hr)

100

50

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Time (hr)