CIV E 445-APPLIED HYDROLOGY
SPRING 2008
FINAL EXAM
MONDAY, MAY 12, 2008, 0800-1000

Name: ______________________ Red ID: __________________ Grade: _______

Instructions: Closed book, closed notes. Use engineering paper. When you are finished, staple your work in sequence (1 to 3), and return this sheet with your work.

  1. (20%) Route the following inflow hydrograph using the linear reservoir method:

    Time (hr)0123456789101112
    Inflow (m3/s)102050809010090605040302010

    Assume baseflow is 10 m3/s and K = 4 hr.

  2. (20%) Given the following inflow hydrograph to a certain stream channel reach, calculate the outflow by the Muskingum method.

    Time (hr)0369121518212427303336
    Inflow (m3/s)100120150200250275250210180150120110100

    Assume baseflow is 100 m3/s, K = 2.4 hr, and X = 0.1.

  3. (60%) Please answer each question in one clear-and-concise paragraph:

    1. In reservoir routing, when the inflow and the outflow coincide, why is the outflow is a maximum?
    2. In reservoir routing, why is there is no lag between the start of inflow and the start of outflow?
    3. What is Seddon's contribution to hydrology? Explain.
    4. What is Hayami's contribution to hydrology? Explain.
    5. What is Cunge's contribution to hydrology? Explain.
    6. How do kinematic, diffusion, and dynamic waves differ in their attenuation properties?
    7. Why does the time-area method overestimate the flood peak?
    8. Would you use the method of cascade of linear reservoirs in an ungaged basin? Explain.
    9. Of the three storm properties, intensity, duration, and spatial coverage, which one is most important for small catchments? For midsize catchments? For large catchments?
    10. What happens to rainwater once it infiltrates into the ground? What paths may it follow?
    11. Why are worms important in hydrology?
    12. Why are cowboys important in hydrology?