5.4 - Intensity, Duration, and Frequency of Rainfall
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Practice Questions
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What is rainfall intensity measured in?
💡 Hint: It’s a unit of measurement.
Name one key factor that affects urban flood risk.
💡 Hint: Think about how fast the rain falls.
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What is considered high rainfall intensity?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens during heavy rainfalls.
True or False: Rainfall duration can influence the design of drainage systems.
💡 Hint: Think about how long it rains.
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Challenge Problems
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Given a region experiences an average rainfall intensity of 70 mm/hr for 3 hours during a storm, calculate the total volume of rain in cubic meters that would fall on an area of 1000 square meters.
💡 Hint: Convert mm to meters for calculations.
Analyze historical rainfall frequency data for your region and predict the likelihood of a 100 mm rain event occurring in a given year. Use any statistical method learned.
💡 Hint: Use Gumbel or Log-Pearson distributions for predictions.
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