U.H. Conversion PDF
U.H. Conversion PDF
U.H. Conversion PDF
The linear property of U.H. can be used to generate U.H. of a larger or smaller duration .There
are two methods to convert U.H. duration"
1-Superposition method: It is applied to convert duration To generate the U.H. of t2 ,the U.H. of
t1 is lagged till it reach to t2, then by taking the summation of the lagged unit hydrographs.
Example:
Given the ordinate of 2 hr. U.H. Drive the ordinate of 6 –hr. U.H.
Solution:
-Lagging 2-hr. -Lagging 2-hr. -Sum. Of three storms. -Multiply by 2/6.
S-curve method:
Allows construction of a U.H. of any duration .Assume that a U.H. of duration t is known and
that we wish to generate a U.H. of tꞌ ,the first step by adding a series of unit hydrographs of
duration t ,each lagged by t ,then by shifting the S-curve by tꞌ ,then subtract the accumulated
U.H. finally ,we must multiply all hydrograph by t/tꞌ .
-Shift by t1 with accumulation.
-Add the last two columns.
EX: The following data are given in the table for a reservoir, at 10 A.M. There are 0.492 ha.m.
of water in the reservoir. How much water in the reservoir at 8 P.M.
Total water in the reservoir
2.322 + 0.492 = 2.819 ha.m