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18-Env-A2 Hydrology and Municipal Hydraulics Engineering: December 2015

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  1. Question 1 Snowmelt in the Hydrologic Equation, Wastewater Collection Components, and Storage Vault Function
  2. Question 2 Conceptual Runoff Models, Corrugated Steel Pipe Hydraulics, and Distribution Valves
  3. Question 3 Hardy-Cross Pipe Network, Pump Types, and System Head Curves
  4. Question 4 Sanitary Sewer Design, Stormwater Runoff Control, and Flood-Risk Probability Curves
  5. Question 5 The Hydrologic Cycle, Trunk Storm Sewer Design, and the Storm Sewer Drop Structure
  6. Question 6 IDF Curves, the Rational Method, and Dry Pond Design
  7. Question 7 Open-Channel Uniform Flow, Gradually Varied Flow, and Manning's Equation

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National Exams — December 2015 — 04-Env-A2 / Hydrology and Municipal Hydraulics Engineering. 3 hours duration; closed book with a candidate-prepared 8.5×11 in double-sided aid sheet; Casio or Sharp approved calculator only. Any five questions constitute a complete paper (first five answers marked); all seven are solved below for completeness. Each question ("Problem") is worth 20 marks.

Reference texts. Chow, Open-Channel Hydraulics; Linsley, Kohler & Paulhus, Hydrology for Engineers (3rd ed.); Walski et al., Advanced Water Distribution Modeling and Management; Davis & Cornwell, Introduction to Environmental Engineering (6th ed.); Metcalf & Eddy, Wastewater Engineering: Treatment and Resource Recovery (5th ed.).