Kinematic-Wave Rainfall-Runoff Formulas

by Tommy S.W. Wong

This is not an ordinary book on rainfall and runoff. All the general and working formulas in this book are theoretically derived. The formulas are therefore globally and eternally applicable, as long as the situations under consideration are within the assumptions and limitations of the theory. This epitomises the powerful nature of the physically-based approach in hydrology. This book covers formulas for flow depth; flow velocity; average flow velocity; wave celerity; average wave celerity; time of concentration; rising, equilibrium and falling phases of a hydrograph; forward characteristic; rising, equilibrium and falling phases of water surface profiles; duration of partial equilibrium discharge; and equilibrium detention storage for flow on an overland plane, and flow in nine different channel shapes, which are circular, parabolic, rectangular (deep), rectangular (square), rectangular (wide), trapezoidal with equal side slopes, trapezoidal with one side vertical, triangular, and vertical curb.

264 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

As the author of the book series “Wisdom on How to Live Life”, and the autobiographies “How an Engineering Professor Becomes a Spiritual Philosopher” and "How the Great Spirit Shaped My Life", Dr. Wong lives spiritually in the midst of modern Singapore. Nowadays, he serves the world as a freelance consultant and trainer. He is also an editor and has authored seven book series and more than 25 books of four different genres: engineering, philosophy, self-help, and spirituality.

Since 2009, his books have been available on Amazon and many other online bookstores worldwide. Between 2012-2017, he was featured three times on the Radio 938LIVE programme "A Slice of Life Hour". He has also given more than 40 talks at the Singapore Writers Festival, Read Fest, Human Library Singapore, Heartlands Book Club, Booktique bookstore, Financial Services Consumer Association, as well as various Meetup groups.