Precipitation over a large area is not uniform, due to a climatic change as a result of pollution and other external factors. This has made it impossible to have an accurate e measurement for rainfall intensity. Suggest a more suitable approach for the measurement precipitation to convince a civil engineer to adopt your approach for the measurement of flow de

Precipitation over a large area is not uniform, due to a climatic change as a result of pollution and other external factors. This has made it impossible to have an accurate e measurement for rainfall intensity. Suggest a more suitable approach for the measurement precipitation to convince a civil engineer to adopt your approach for the measurement of flow de

Traffic and Highway Engineering

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Author:Garber, Nicholas J.

Publisher:Garber, Nicholas J.

Chapter16: Highway Drainage

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