University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Evaluation of the urban design storm concept

Wenzel, Harry G., Jr.; Voorhees, Michael L.

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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/90287

Description

Title
Evaluation of the urban design storm concept
Author(s)
  • Wenzel, Harry G., Jr.
  • Voorhees, Michael L.
Contributor(s)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Issue Date
1981-08
Keyword(s)
  • Water resource development--Illinois
  • Water resources development
  • Wastewater
  • Waste water
  • Design storms
  • Design-hydraulics
  • Frequency analysis
  • Sewer systems
  • Simulation model
  • Simulation analyses
  • Storm drainage
  • Storm sewers
  • Urban drainage
  • Urban runoff
Geographic Coverage
Illinois (state)
Abstract
This report describes an evaluation of the assumption commonly employed in drainage design that the return period of the rainfall used to design a system is the same as the peak flow produced by that rainfall. Specifically, the sensitivity of the frequency response of four catchments to design storm parameters is examined. Parameters include, hyetograph shape, antecedent soil moisture and rainfall duration. A continuous simulation model is used to compute simulated historical frequency responses for three different long term rainfall records. Design storms are also developed from depth-duration-frequency analyses of the rainfall data. Comparisons are made on frequency graphs. It is concluded that an appropriate choice of design storm parameters can produce a design which yields peak flows of the desired return period.
Publisher
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Water Resources Center
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/90287
Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)
  • U.S. Department of the Interior
  • U.S. Geological Survey
Copyright and License Information
Copyright 1981 held by Harry G. Wenzel, Jr., Michael L. Voorhees

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Illinois Water Resources Center - Wastewater PRIMARY