1. The mass curve of rainfall in a storm of total duration 90 minutes is given below.

Time (minutes) 0 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270

Cumulative 0 1.8 5.7 13.9 18.3 25.6 41.2 55.1 61.3 77
Rainfall(mm).

a.) Draw the hyetograph of the storm at 10 minutes time step.

Time (minutes) Cumulative Rainfall Incremental Depth Rainfall Intensity

(mm) (mm) (mm/hr) (Increment
depth*6)
0 0 0 0
30 1.8 1.8 10.8
60 5.7 3.9 23.4
90 13.9 8.2 49.2
120 18.3 4.4 26.4
150 25.6 7.3 43.8
180 41.2 15.6 93.6
210 55.1 13.9 83.4
240 61.3 6.2 37.2
270 77 15.7 94.2

100
HYETOGRAPH 93.6 94.2
90 83.4
RAINFALL INTENSITY (mm/hr)

80
70
60 49.2
50 43.8
37.2
40
23.4 26.4
30
20 10.8
10 0
0
0 30 60 90TIME120
(minutes)
150 180 210 240 270

b.) Plot the maximum intensity-duration curve for this storm.

Duration (minutes)
 Time 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270
(minutes)
0
30 1.8
60 3.9 5.7
90 8.2 12.1 13.9
120 4.4 12.6 16.5 18.3
150 7.3 11.7 19.9 23.8 25.6
180 15.6 22.9 27.3 35.5 39.4 41.2
210 13.9 29.5 36.8 41.2 49.4 53.3 55.1
240 6.2 20.1 35.7 43 47.4 55.6 59.5 61.3
270 15.7 21.9 35.8 51.4 58.7 63.1 71.3 75.2 77

Duration 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270

Max 15.7 29.5 36.8 51.4 58.7 63.1 71.3 75.2 77
Duration
Max 31.4 29.5 24.53 25.7 23.48 21.03 20.37 18.8 17.11
Intensity

MAXIMUM INTENSITY-DURATION
40

31.4

30
MAXIMUM INTENSITY

24.53
29.5 23.48
25.7 20.37
20 17.11
21.03
18.8

10

0
30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270

DURATION

c.) Plot the maximum depth-duration curve for the storm.

Duration 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270

Max Depth 15.7 29.5 36.8 51.4 58.7 63.1 71.3 75.2 77
Duration

MAX DEPTH-DURATION
80
75.2 77
70 71.3

63.1
60 58.7
MAX DEPTH DURATION

50 51.4

40
36.8
30 29.5

20
15.7
10

0
30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270

DURATION