Field Guide: Rational Method Hydrology
This document has been prepared to:
- provide engineers with an overview of the Rational Method and the author’s suggested application of the hydrologic tool
- highlight the various way states and territories dictate how the Rational Method should be applied to different types of catchments
- provide an explanation of the differences between the time of concentration and the critical storm duration, and why these two terms typically generate different values.
Categories:
Stormwater