6. When just full, a reservoir has a surface area of 1 km², and this area is approximately constant as the water depth above this level, h, increases (where h is in metres). The outflow from the reservoir is given (in m'/s) by the formula 0 = 100 h*². Consider a scenario in which this reservoir is subjected to a flood with flow rates given in the table below. Time (hours) Inflow (m’/s) 0 1 |2 |3 4 5 O 30 20 10 5 0 1. What is the total volume of water represented by this flood? 2. Carry out a flood storage routing calculation. Find a) the maximum water depth in the reservoir, b) its maximum outflow rate, and c) the time when this occurs.

6. When just full, a reservoir has a surface area of 1 km², and this area is approximately constant as the water depth above this level, h, increases (where h is in metres). The outflow from the reservoir is given (in m'/s) by the formula 0 = 100 h*². Consider a scenario in which this reservoir is subjected to a flood with flow rates given in the table below. Time (hours) Inflow (m’/s) 0 1 |2 |3 4 5 O 30 20 10 5 0 1. What is the total volume of water represented by this flood? 2. Carry out a flood storage routing calculation. Find a) the maximum water depth in the reservoir, b) its maximum outflow rate, and c) the time when this occurs.

Structural Analysis

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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