Kirpich Adjustment Factor Calculator

✖Maximum Length of Travel of Water in the watershed.ⓘ Maximum Length of Travel of Water [L]			+10% -10%
✖The Difference in Elevation between the most remote point on the catchment and the outlet.ⓘ Difference in Elevation [ΔH]			+10% -10%

✖Kirpich Adjustment Factor for a region under study.ⓘ Kirpich Adjustment Factor [K₁]

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Kirpich Adjustment Factor Solution

STEP 0: Pre-Calculation Summary

Formula Used

Kirpich Adjustment Factor = sqrt(Maximum Length of Travel of Water^3/Difference in Elevation)
K₁ = sqrt(L^3/ΔH)
This formula uses 1 Functions, 3 Variables

Functions Used

sqrt - A square root function is a function that takes a non-negative number as an input and returns the square root of the given input number., sqrt(Number)

Variables Used

Kirpich Adjustment Factor - Kirpich Adjustment Factor for a region under study.
Maximum Length of Travel of Water - (Measured in Meter) - Maximum Length of Travel of Water in the watershed.
Difference in Elevation - (Measured in Meter) - The Difference in Elevation between the most remote point on the catchment and the outlet.

STEP 1: Convert Input(s) to Base Unit

Maximum Length of Travel of Water: 3 Kilometer --> 3000 Meter (Check conversion here)
Difference in Elevation: 9 Meter --> 9 Meter No Conversion Required

STEP 2: Evaluate Formula

Substituting Input Values in Formula

K₁ = sqrt(L^3/ΔH) --> sqrt(3000^3/9)

Evaluating ... ...

K₁ = 54772.2557505166

STEP 3: Convert Result to Output's Unit

54772.2557505166 --> No Conversion Required

FINAL ANSWER

54772.2557505166 ≈ 54772.26 <-- Kirpich Adjustment Factor

(Calculation completed in 00.004 seconds)

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Kirpich Adjustment Factor

LaTeX Go Kirpich Adjustment Factor = sqrt(Maximum Length of Travel of Water^3/Difference in Elevation)

Maximum Length of Travel of Water

LaTeX Go Maximum Length of Travel of Water = (Time of Concentration/(0.01947*Slope of Catchment^(-0.385)))^(1/0.77)

Slope of Catchment about given Time of Concentration

LaTeX Go Slope of Catchment = (Time of Concentration/(0.01947*Maximum Length of Travel of Water^0.77))^(-1/0.385)

Time of Concentration from Kirpich Adjustment Factor

LaTeX Go Time of Concentration = 0.01947*Kirpich Adjustment Factor^0.77

Kirpich Adjustment Factor Formula

LaTeX Go

Kirpich Adjustment Factor = sqrt(Maximum Length of Travel of Water^3/Difference in Elevation)
K₁ = sqrt(L^3/ΔH)

What is Time of Concentration?

Time of concentration is a concept used in hydrology to measure the response of a watershed to a rain event. It is defined as the time needed for water to flow from the most remote point in a watershed to the watershed outlet. It is a function of the topography, geology, and land use within the watershed.

What is the Catchment Area of a river?

A water catchment (commonly referred to as a “watershed”) is an area of land where all water flows to a single stream, river, lake or even ocean. Natural boundaries of water catchments can be very small for a single creek or stream or quite large.

How to Calculate Kirpich Adjustment Factor?

Kirpich Adjustment Factor calculator uses Kirpich Adjustment Factor = sqrt(Maximum Length of Travel of Water^3/Difference in Elevation) to calculate the Kirpich Adjustment Factor, The Kirpich Adjustment Factor formula is defined as a coefficient to establish the time of concentration for small basins. Kirpich Adjustment Factor is denoted by K₁ symbol.

How to calculate Kirpich Adjustment Factor using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Kirpich Adjustment Factor, enter Maximum Length of Travel of Water (L) & Difference in Elevation (ΔH) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Kirpich Adjustment Factor calculation can be explained with given input values -> 1.732051 = sqrt(3^3/9).

FAQ

What is Kirpich Adjustment Factor?

The Kirpich Adjustment Factor formula is defined as a coefficient to establish the time of concentration for small basins and is represented as K₁ = sqrt(L^3/ΔH) or Kirpich Adjustment Factor = sqrt(Maximum Length of Travel of Water^3/Difference in Elevation). Maximum Length of Travel of Water in the watershed & The Difference in Elevation between the most remote point on the catchment and the outlet.

How to calculate Kirpich Adjustment Factor?

The Kirpich Adjustment Factor formula is defined as a coefficient to establish the time of concentration for small basins is calculated using Kirpich Adjustment Factor = sqrt(Maximum Length of Travel of Water^3/Difference in Elevation). To calculate Kirpich Adjustment Factor, you need Maximum Length of Travel of Water (L) & Difference in Elevation (ΔH). With our tool, you need to enter the respective value for Maximum Length of Travel of Water & Difference in Elevation and hit the calculate button. You can also select the units (if any) for Input(s) and the Output as well.

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