CIV E 445-APPLIED HYDROLOGY
FALL 2015
FINAL EXAM
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2014, 1030-1230

Name: __________________________ Red ID: ______________________ Grade: ___________

Instructions: Closed book, closed notes. Use engineering paper. When you are finished, staple your work in sequence (1 to 4), and return this sheet with your work.

  1. (20%) Route the following inflow hydrograph using the storage indication method:

    Time (hr)0123456789101112
    Inflow (m3/s)102050809010090605040302010

    Assume baseflow is 10 m3/s, K = 4 hr, Δt = 1 hr.

  2. (20%) Given the following inflow hydrograph to a certain stream channel reach, calculate the outflow by the Muskingum method.

    Time (hr)0369121518212427303336
    Inflow (m3/s)100120150200250275250210180150120110100

    Assume baseflow is 100 m3/s, K = 2.4 hr, X = 0.1, and Δt = 3 hr.

  3. (20%) Use the Clark method to derive a 3-hr unit hydrograph for a catchment with the following time-area diagram:

    Time (hr) 0-33-6 6-99-12
    Area (km2)5772 3915

    Use K = 3 hr, and Δt = 3 hr.

  4. (40%) Please answer each question in one clear-and-concise paragraph:

    • In reservoir routing, when the inflow and the outflow coincide, the outflow is a maximum. Explain why.

    • In reservoir routing, there is no apparent lag between the start of inflow and the start of outflow. Explain why.

    • What is McCarthy's contribution to hydrology? What is Cunge's contribution to hydrology?

    • What is Seddon's contribution to hydrology? What is Hayami's contribution to hydrology?

    • Why does the time-area method overestimate the flood peak?

    • What is the difference between the original Clark unit hydrograph (1945) and Prof. Ponce's version (1989)?

    • How can the method of cascade of linear reservoirs be related to basin geomorphology?

    • Explain the role of vegetation on infiltration.