Question: # 3 . A new residential development has an overland flow length of 7 0 0 f t to the curb / gutter system which

#3. A new residential development has an overland flow length of 700ft to the curb/gutter system which then connects the local (development) storm pipe system. The development is 120 acres with hydrologic soil group B and the land surface will be graded to an average slope of 1.5%. The development is 25% asphaltic surfaces (driveways, roads),20% roofs and 55% grass areas (yards, parks, assume "dense grass") in good condition. Using a 10-yr design storm:
(a) Compute the overland flow time using:
i. FAA equation, and
ii. Kinematic wave equation.
(b) Compute the flow time for the channelized flow in the gutter and storm pipes within the development to the outlet (which then connects to the city storm sewer). Assume a 250ft spacing for the inlets along the gutter, and 4000ft for the storm pipes. Assume an average velocity for the gutter flow of 4fts and the storm pipe of 12fts.
(c) Compute the time of concentration for the development, using the overland flow time from (a)-ii (kinematic wave method) and the channelized flow time from (b).
(d) Using the Rational Method, compute the peak flow rate for the 10-year design storm that will enter the city storm sewer at the outlet of the development.
# 3 . A new residential development has an

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