Civil Engineering MCQJE Level Civil Engineering
A rainfall hydrograph shows the variation of
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Choose the correct answer
A
cumulative rainfall with time
B
rainfall intensity with time
C
rainfall depth over an area
D
rainfall intensity with the cumulative rainfall
Correct Answer
B. rainfall intensity with time
Why is this the answer?
It plots the rate (intensity) of rainfall against time. (A cumulative-rainfall-vs-time plot would be a mass curve.) [Self-solved — please verify.]
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