DESIGN FOR RAINFALL INTENSITY

CALCULATION FOR STORM WATER DESIGN

Refer appendixes 13.A fitted coefficient for IDF Curves ARI=Average Recurrence Interval
given by : Tr = 100/P
State = [ Johor Bahru ]
From table equations 13.3, we read appoxiamately as 100 mm
Coefficient of the IDF Polynomial Equations (MASMA volume 4 - design fundamentals)

1) Calculation for rainfall intensity 2 years ARI 2) Calculation for rainfall intensity
5 years ARI
a = 3.8645 a = 4.3251
b = 1.1150 b = 1.0147
c = -0.3272 c = -0.3308
d = 0.0182 d = 0.0205

3) Calculation for rainfall intensity 10 years ARI 4) Calculation for rainfall intensity
20 years ARI
a = 4.4896 a = 4.7656
b = 0.9971 b = 0.8922
c = -0.3279 c = -0.3060
d = 0.0205 d = 0.0192

5) Calculation for rainfall intensity 50 years ARI 6) Calculation for rainfall intensity
100 years ARI
a = 4.5463 a = 5.0532
b = 1.1612 b = 0.8998
c = -0.3758 c = -0.3222
d = 0.0249 d = 0.0215
Depth of rainfall
2 year ARI - 30 minute duration

ln ( R I t ) = a + b ln(t) + c [ln(t)] 2 + d [ln(t)] 3

tc (minutes) a b c d ln(I) I mm/hr [2 year ARI]

2 3
a b ln (30) c [ln (30)] d [ln (30)]
30 3.86450 3.79234 -3.78510 0.71609 4.58783 98.2807

I = 98.281 mm/hr <---- I = PD/d

PD = 49.140 mm <---- PD = I(30minutes)(1hr/60minutes)

2 year ARI - 60 minute duration

ln ( R I t ) = a + b ln(t) + c [ln(t)] 2 + d [ln(t)] 3

tc (minutes) a b c d ln(I) I mm/hr [2 year ARI]

2 3
a b ln (60) c [ln (60)] d [ln (60)]
60 3.86450 4.56519 -5.48507 1.24918 4.19380 66.2744

I = 66.274 mm/hr <---- I = PD/d

PD = 66.274 mm <---- PD = I(60minutes)(1hr/60minutes)

From table equations 13.3, we read appoxiamately as 100 mm

5 minutes 10 minutes
FD = 2.08 FD = 1.28
P d = P 30 -F D (P 60 -P 30 ) P d = P 30 -F D (P 60 -P 30 )
2P5 = 13.5014 mm 2P10 = 27.2087 mm

15 minutes 20 minutes
FD = 0.8 FD = 0.47
P d = P 30 -F D (P 60 -P 30 ) P d = P 30 -F D (P 60 -P 30 )
2P15 = 35.4331 mm 2P20 = 41.0873 mm

30 minutes
FD = 0
P d = P 30 -F D (P 60 -P 30 )
2P30 = 49.1403 mm
Depth of rainfall
5 year ARI - 30 minute duration

ln ( R I t ) = a + b ln(t) + c [ln(t)] 2 + d [ln(t)] 3

tc (minutes) a b c d ln(I) I mm/hr [5 year ARI]

2 3
a b ln (30) c [ln (30)] d [ln (30)]
30 4.32510 3.45119 -3.82674 0.80658 4.75614 116.2958

I = 116.296 mm/hr <---- I = PD/d

PD = 58.148 mm <---- PD = I(30minutes)(1hr/60minutes)

5 year ARI - 60 minute duration

ln ( R I t ) = a + b ln(t) + c [ln(t)] 2 + d [ln(t)] 3

tc (minutes) a b c d ln(I) I mm/hr [5 year ARI]

2 3
a b ln (60) c [ln (60)] d [ln (60)]
60 4.32510 4.15453 -5.54542 1.40704 4.34126 76.8039

I = 76.804 mm/hr <---- I = PD/d

PD = 76.804 mm <---- PD = I(60minutes)(1hr/60minutes)

From table equations 13.3, we read appoxiamately as 100 mm

5 minutes 10 minutes
FD = 2.0800 FD = 1.28
P d = P 30 -F D (P 60 -P 30 ) P d = P 30 -F D (P 60 -P 30 )
5P5 = 19.3434 mm 5P10 = 34.2682 mm

15 minutes 20 minutes
FD = 0.8 FD = 0.47
P d = P 30 -F D (P 60 -P 30 ) P d = P 30 -F D (P 60 -P 30 )
5P15 = 43.2231 mm 5P20 = 49.3796 mm

30 minutes
FD = 0
P d = P 30 -F D (P 60 -P 30 )
5P30 = 58.1479 mm
Depth of rainfall
10 year ARI - 30 minute duration

ln ( R I t ) = a + b ln(t) + c [ln(t)] 2 + d [ln(t)] 3

tc (minutes) a b c d ln(I) I mm/hr [10 year ARI]

2 3
a b ln (30) c [ln (30)] d [ln (30)]
30 4.48960 3.39133 -3.79319 0.80658 4.89432 133.5296

I = 133.530 mm/hr <---- I = PD/d

PD = 66.765 mm <---- PD = I(30minutes)(1hr/60minutes)

10 year ARI - 60 minute duration

ln ( R I t ) = a + b ln(t) + c [ln(t)] 2 + d [ln(t)] 3

tc (minutes) a b c d ln(I) I mm/hr [10 year ARI]

2 3
a b ln (60) c [ln (60)] d [ln (60)]
60 4.48960 4.08247 -5.49680 1.40704 4.48231 88.4387

I = 88.439 mm/hr <---- I = PD/d

PD = 88.439 mm <---- PD = I(60minutes)(1hr/60minutes)

From table equations 13.3, we read appoxiamately as 100 mm

5 minutes 10 minutes
FD = 2.08 FD = 1.28
P d = P 30 -F D (P 60 -P 30 ) P d = P 30 -F D (P 60 -P 30 )
10P5 = 21.6831 mm 10P10 = 39.0222 mm

15 minutes 20 minutes
FD = 0.8 FD = 0.47
P d = P 30 -F D (P 60 -P 30 ) P d = P 30 -F D (P 60 -P 30 )
10P15 = 49.4257 mm 10P20 = 56.5781 mm

30 minutes
FD = 0
P d = P 30 -F D (P 60 -P 30 )
10P30 = 66.7648 mm
Depth of rainfall
20 year ARI - 30 minute duration

ln ( R I t ) = a + b ln(t) + c [ln(t)] 2 + d [ln(t)] 3

tc (minutes) a b c d ln(I) I mm/hr [30 year ARI]

2 3
a b ln (30) c [ln (30)] d [ln (30)]
30 4.76560 3.03455 -3.53985 0.75543 5.01573 150.7663

I = 150.766 mm/hr <---- I = PD/d

PD = 75.383 mm <---- PD = I(30minutes)(1hr/60minutes)

20 year ARI - 60 minute duration

ln ( R I t ) = a + b ln(t) + c [ln(t)] 2 + d [ln(t)] 3

tc (minutes) a b c d ln(I) I mm/hr [30 year ARI]

2 3
a b ln (60) c [ln (60)] d [ln (60)]
60 4.76560 3.65297 -5.12968 1.31781 4.60671 100.1541

I = 100.154 mm/hr <---- I = PD/d

PD = 100.154 mm <---- PD = I(60minutes)(1hr/60minutes)

From table equations 13.3, we read appoxiamately as 100 mm

5 minutes 10 minutes
FD = 2.08 FD = 1.28
P d = P 30 -F D (P 60 -P 30 ) P d = P 30 -F D (P 60 -P 30 )
20P5 = 23.8595 mm 20P10 = 43.6763 mm

15 minutes 20 minutes
FD = 0.8 FD = 0.47
P d = P 30 -F D (P 60 -P 30 ) P d = P 30 -F D (P 60 -P 30 )
20P15 = 55.5664 mm 20P20 = 63.7408 mm

30 minutes
FD = 0
P d = P 30 -F D (P 60 -P 30 )
20P30 = 75.3831 mm
Depth of rainfall
50 year ARI - 30 minute duration

ln ( R I t ) = a + b ln(t) + c [ln(t)] 2 + d [ln(t)] 3

tc (minutes) a b c d ln(I) I mm/hr [50 year ARI]

2 3
a b ln (30) c [ln (30)] d [ln (30)]
30 4.54630 3.94947 -4.34731 0.97970 5.12817 168.7074

I = 168.707 mm/hr <---- I = PD/d

PD = 84.354 mm <---- PD = I(30minutes)(1hr/60minutes)

50 year ARI - 60 minute duration

ln ( R I t ) = a + b ln(t) + c [ln(t)] 2 + d [ln(t)] 3

tc (minutes) a b c d ln(I) I mm/hr [50 year ARI]

2 3
a b ln (60) c [ln (60)] d [ln (60)]
60 4.54630 4.75435 -6.29978 1.70904 4.70991 111.0423

I = 111.042 mm/hr <---- I = PD/d

PD = 111.042 mm <---- PD = I(60minutes)(1hr/60minutes)

From table equations 13.3, we read appoxiamately as 100 mm

5 minutes 10 minutes
FD = 2.08 FD = 1.28
P d = P 30 -F D (P 60 -P 30 ) P d = P 30 -F D (P 60 -P 30 )
50P5 = 28.8414 mm 50P10 = 50.1923 mm

15 minutes 20 minutes
FD = 0.8 FD = 0.47
P d = P 30 -F D (P 60 -P 30 ) P d = P 30 -F D (P 60 -P 30 )
50P15 = 63.0028 mm 50P20 = 71.8101 mm

30 minutes
FD = 0
P d = P 30 -F D (P 60 -P 30 )
50P30 = 84.3537 mm
Depth of rainfall
100 year ARI - 30 minute duration

ln ( R I t ) = a + b ln(t) + c [ln(t)] 2 + d [ln(t)] 3

tc (minutes) a b c d ln(I) I mm/hr [100 year ARI]

2 3
a b ln (30) c [ln (30)] d [ln (30)]
30 5.05320 3.06040 -3.72726 0.84593 5.23227 187.2174

I = 187.217 mm/hr <---- I = PD/d

PD = 93.609 mm <---- PD = I(30minutes)(1hr/60minutes)

50 year ARI - 60 minute duration

ln ( R I t ) = a + b ln(t) + c [ln(t)] 2 + d [ln(t)] 3

tc (minutes) a b c d ln(I) I mm/hr [100 year ARI]

2 3
a b ln (60) c [ln (60)] d [ln (60)]
60 5.05320 3.68409 -5.40125 1.47568 4.81172 122.9428

I = 122.943 mm/hr <---- I = PD/d

PD = 122.943 mm <---- PD = I(60minutes)(1hr/60minutes)

From table equations 13.3, we read appoxiamately as 100 mm

5 minutes 10 minutes
FD = 2.08 FD = 1.28
P d = P 30 -F D (P 60 -P 30 ) P d = P 30 -F D (P 60 -P 30 )
100P5 = 32.5939 mm 100P10 = 56.0611 mm

15 minutes 20 minutes
FD = 0.8 FD = 0.47
P d = P 30 -F D (P 60 -P 30 ) P d = P 30 -F D (P 60 -P 30 )
100P15 = 70.1415 mm 100P20 = 79.8217 mm

30 minutes
FD = 0
P d = P 30 -F D (P 60 -P 30 )
100P30 = 93.6087 mm

Design Rain Fall for tc = 10 minutes (Concentration time)

Take 10 years ARI =10P10 x (60 minute)(1/10 minute)= 234.133 mm/hr(Road Side Drain)

Take 50 years ARI =50P10 x (60 minute)(1/10 minute)= 301.154 mm/hr(Pond/Minor Drain)

Take 100 years ARI =100P10 x (60 minute)(1/10 minute)= 336.367 mm/hr(Major Drain)