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Water Resources Engineering Analysis

The document is a problem set for CE 424 - Water Resources Engineering, submitted by Rodrigo D. Quirante Jr. It includes calculations related to daily rainfall, monthly maximum temperature, watershed peak discharge, river discharge estimation, and log-transformed peak discharges. The problems involve statistical distributions such as normal and log-normal distributions, as well as the Pearson Type III distribution.

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Water Resources Engineering Analysis

The document is a problem set for CE 424 - Water Resources Engineering, submitted by Rodrigo D. Quirante Jr. It includes calculations related to daily rainfall, monthly maximum temperature, watershed peak discharge, river discharge estimation, and log-transformed peak discharges. The problems involve statistical distributions such as normal and log-normal distributions, as well as the Pearson Type III distribution.

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Subject: CE 424 – WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING Submission: Problem Set # 2 - Finals

Topic: Different Types of Analysis Distribution Date Submitted: November 24, 2025

1. Daily rainfall (mm) follows a normal distribution with:


 Mean = 37 mm
 Standard deviation = 12 mm
Compute the probability that rainfall exceeds 50 mm.

Name: RODRIGO D. QUIRANTE JR. Page _ of _


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Course & Year: BS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING - 41
Subject: CE 424 – WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING Submission: Problem Set # 2 - Finals
Topic: Different Types of Analysis Distribution Date Submitted: November 24, 2025

2. The monthly maximum temperature follows a normal distribution:


 μ = 30°C
 σ = 2.8°C
Find the temperature that corresponds to a 20-year return period.

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Course & Year: BS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING - 41
Subject: CE 424 – WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING Submission: Problem Set # 2 - Finals
Topic: Different Types of Analysis Distribution Date Submitted: November 24, 2025

3. A watershed’s annual peak discharge is log-normally distributed.


 Mean = 450 m³/s
 Standard deviation = 300 m³/s

(a) Probability that flow exceeds 600 m³/s


(b) Flow magnitude associated with a 50-year return period

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Course & Year: BS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING - 41
Subject: CE 424 – WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING Submission: Problem Set # 2 - Finals
Topic: Different Types of Analysis Distribution Date Submitted: November 24, 2025

4. A river has:
 Mean = 720 m³/s
 Standard deviation = 610 m³/s
 Skewness = 0.84

Estimate the 50-year discharge using the Pearson Type III distribution.

5. The log-transformed peak discharges of a river have:


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Course & Year: BS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING - 41
Subject: CE 424 – WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING Submission: Problem Set # 2 - Finals
Topic: Different Types of Analysis Distribution Date Submitted: November 24, 2025

 Mean y(bar) = 3.45


 Standard deviation Sy= 0.37
 Skew coefficient Gs= 0.15

Compute the following:


(a) 25-year flood
(b) 100-year flood

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