Civil Engineering MCQJE Level Civil Engineering
The average rate of loss such that the volume of rainfall in excess of that rate equals the direct run-off is
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Choose the correct answer
A
Run-off coefficient
B
Infiltration index
C
Infiltration capacity
D
Surface retention
Correct Answer
B. Infiltration index
Why is this the answer?
This is the phi-index (infiltration index): the constant loss rate for which rainfall excess equals the direct runoff.
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