MBEYA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT: CIVIL ENGINEERING

CLASS: UQF 7A
MODULE: ENGINEERING HYDROLOGY
GROUP No :12
No NAMES CA No Sign

1 CHARLES KAFWEMBA THOMAS CA/HDC/19/5952

2 NASRA FUNDI CA/BCE/19/6142

3 ISACK PHILMIN LIGOGODERI B41841136

4 ELIYA ANICET CA/BCE/19/10016

5 FRANCIS FORTUNATUS CA/BCE/19/6171

MAKANDILO

6 YOEL D MWAKIPESILE CA/HDC/19/5930

7 EMANUEL SALEH CA/HDC/19/5946

8 JUANITHA N ZERAMULA CA/HDC/19/5954

9 SABRI ISSAH ALLY CA/HDC/19/5845

HYDROLOGY ASSIGNMENT
1. In an experiment to determine if the saturated vapour pressure can be zero, a student
decided to plot a graph of pressure from -100°C to 100°C. you are required to plot a
similar graph.
Explain if the vapour pressure can be equal to zero.

SOLUTION.
Temperature Vapour pressure

-100 0.00211

-90 0.01597

-80 0.09366

-70 0.44448

-60 1.76962

-50 6.07904

-40 18.42724

-30 50.19024

-20 124.65992

-10 285.80454

0 611.00000

10 1228.36470

20 2339.04692

30 4244.45441

40 7378.02866

50 12340.79908

60 19939.64568

70 31226.97969

80 47540.43304

90 70541.12989

100 102249.18594
 A GRAPH OF VAPOUR PRESSURE AGAINST SATURATION
TEMPERATURE
1.2E+05

1.0E+05

8.0E+04
Vapour pressure

6.0E+04

4.0E+04

2.0E+04

0.0E+00
-150 -100 -50 0 50 100 150
Temperature

Yes, saturation vapour pressure can be zero

17.27𝑇
𝑒𝑠 = 611 ∗ exp⁡( )
273.3 + 𝑇

Es =0
17.27𝑇
0=611*⁡exp⁡( )
273.3+𝑇
17.27𝑇
0=⁡exp⁡(273.3+𝑇 )

Apply ln both sides

 17.27𝑇
ln(0)=⁡lne⁡(273.3+𝑇 )

Where
ln(0)=1/0
ln(e)=1
17.27𝑇
1/0=⁡⁡(273.3+𝑇 )

273.3+T=0
T=-273.3°C

When temperature is -273.3°C the Vapour pressure is equal to zero.

2.Calculate the monthly effective rainfall and plot the graph

TIME IN MONTH Jan Febr March Apr May Jun Jul Aug SeptrOcto Nov Dec
Rainfall (mm) 230 256 205 190 50 0 0 0 45 85 180 208
Intercepted rainfall (mm) 23 25 35 45 50 0 0 0 45 40 35 24
Rainfall filling depression (mm) 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 15 10 9
Infiltration amount (mm) 5 5 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 15 8
SOLUTION
Effective length = rainfall – intercepted rainfall – rainfall filling depression – infiltration
amount
TIME IN MONTH
Rainfall (mm)
Intercepted rainfall (mm)
Rainfall filling depression (mm)
Infiltration amount (mm)
Effective rainfall
Jan Febr March Apr May Jun Jul Aug SeptrOcto Nov Dec
230 256 205 190 50 0 0 0 45 85 180 208
23 25 35 45 50 0 0 0 45 40 35 24
0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 15 10 9
5 5 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 15 8
202 226 165 125 0 0 0 0 0 25 120 167