intro to flood estimation

Question 1

Flood frequency analysis

Answer 1

approach for designing hydraulic infrastructure, more precisely, the return flood a certain infrastructure can withstand.

Question 2

storm drainage systems - Rational method - Required data.

Answer 2

• The time of concentration
• Rainfall intensity-duration-frequency (IDF) curves
• Drainage area
• Runoff coefficient 𝑪 (represents the fraction of rainfall converted to runoff)