Question: A land developer has a sub - division with various land uses as provided below. The types of water needs, the tributary area or population

A land developer has a sub-division with various land uses as provided below. The types of water needs, the tributary area or population served, and the maximum daily unit consumption assigned to each pipe segment are given in the accompanying table. The initial sizes of PVC pipes are shown in the figure. Water enters the district at node A. The fire demand is initially assigned to the node F.
Assess the adequacy of the network by analyzing for discharge in each pipe and pressure head at each node. (Assume the pressure head at A to be 190ft).
\table[[Segment,Water use,\table[[Area/population],[Served]],\table[[Maximum daily unit],[consumption]]],[?bar(AB),industrial,8.00 acres,22,000gal? day/acre],[BD,commercial,3.20 acres,45,000gal? day/acre],[AC,commercial,2.90 acres,45,000gal? day/acre],[CE,residential,200 persons,270gal? day/person],[CD,residential,600 persons,270gal? day/person],[DF,residential,550 persons,270gal? day/person],[EF,commercial,3.3 acres,45,000gal? day/acre],[Fire Demand,1.5cfs
A land developer has a sub - division with

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