Estimating flood discharge from the conveyance factor and slope of

stream According to SP 13 © 1445 BCC

(Br name and Loc)

Chainage RL (m) Difference Distance ‘D’ (m) Wetted C/S area Hydraulic
in RL(L) ‘d’ (m) (HFL- perimeter P A=(D1+D2)xd mean
RL) =(L2+d2)1/2 (m) /2 (m2) depth
R=A/P

0 92.600 0 0 0 0.000 0.000

2 91.03 1.575 2.000 1.575 2.546 1.575
6 90.230 0.795 4.000 2.370 4.078 7.890
10 89.905 0.325 4.000 2.695 4.013 10.130
14 89.87 0.040 4.000 2.735 4.000 10.860
18 89.835 0.030 4.000 2.765 4.000 11.000
22 90.285 -0.450 4.000 2.315 4.025 10.160
26 91.370 -1.085 4.000 1.230 4.145 7.090
27 91.600 -0.230 1.000 1.000 1.026 1.115
Calculation Sheet : Design discharge
Enter Data in all Yellow fields © 1445 BCC

(Br name and Loc)

BY DICKEN’S FORMULA
Annual Rainfall in mm M =Area of catchment in SqKm C Q
1301 2.35 14.51 27.51

Q= CM ¾ The peak run off in m3 /sec= 27.51 m3/sec

M= Catchment area in Sq Km measured from the Toposheets/Tracings
C= 14 (11-14 where the annual rainfall is 60-120 cm)
Appx IV to
C= 14 -19 in Madhya Pradesh TI No 3
C= 22 in Western Ghats

BY RYVE'S FORMULA
Q= CM 2/3 The peak run off in m3 /sec= 17.66 m3/sec
M= Catchment area in Sq Km measured from the Toposheets/Tracings
C= 6.5 for areas within 25 km from coast
C= 8.5 for areas within 25 -160 km from coast
C= 10 for areas near the hills

BY RATIONAL FORMULA
Q= 0.028*p*f*A*IC A is the catchment area in hectares
P is the run off coeff based on the catchment charecteristics
f is a fraction related to the A : graph page 14 of IRC SP 13
Ic=(2*IO )/(1+tC) IC is the critical intensity of rainfall in cm per hr
IO=0.5*F*(1+1/T) F is the rainfall in cm by the severest storm in T hrs
IO values can be had from the IRC SP-13 2004 Appx A
L is dist from the critical point to the structure in km
tC=(0.87*L3/H)0.385 tC is the concentration time in hrs
H is the fall in level from the critical point to the structure in m
Values of p
Steep bare rock 0.9
Steep rock but wooded 0.8 p 0.9
Lightly covered plateaus 0.7 f 0.93
Clayey soils stiff and bare 0.6 A 234.75
Clayey soils stiff and bare lightly covered 0.5 L 2
Loam lightly covered or cultivated 0.4 H 329
Loam largely covered or cultivated 0.3 IO 5.95
Sandy soil, light growth 0.2 I C 9.7
Sandy soil, covered, heavy bush 0.1 tC 0.23
The Q calculated by rational formula= 53.37 m3/sec
 Q from Slope conveyance formula = 244.59 m3/sec
Q from Dickens formula = 27.51 m3/sec
Q from Ryve's formula = 17.66 m3/sec
Q from Rational formula = 53.37 m3/sec
Deisgn Discharge = 80.06 m3/sec
TI No3 AppxIVpara 2Refs
Computation of scour depth © 1445 BCC
Mean depth of scour, dsm in metres (below the HFL)

Dsm = 1.34 {Db2/Kf} 1/3 Db = (Q+X % of Q) /L

Db = Discharge in cumec per meter width

X = 30% for catchments area up to 500 Sq Km
25 - 20 % for catchments area up to 500 to 5000 Sq Km
20 - 10 % for catchments area up to 5000 to 25000 Sq Km
< 10 % for catchments area above 25000 Sq Km
L = Width of waterway at HFL

Kf = 1.28
X = 30 %
Q = 80.06 cum/s
L = 27 m
Dsm = 3.03 m

BOTH DEPTHS MEASURED FROM HFL

Maximum Scour Depth Depth of Bridge foundation

Ref para (i) of page No. 33 (IRC:SP-13) Ref TI-3 page-21
Dm at piers 6.07 m Erodible bedsDf = 5.14
Dm at abutments appch retained 3.85 m Hard beds Df = 5.35
Dm at abutments Scour allround 6.07 m
Dm selected = 3.85 m Df selected = 4.98

Deck level
RL at HFL 91.6 m
Free board 1.2 m
Girder depth 2.5 m
RL of deck 95.3 m
The final recommended depth of foundation is 87 m
The final recommended deck level of bridge is 96 m
Vpara 2Refs