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1. Calculate Roof Catchment Area.

You provided the roof dimensions:

1. Length: 19 meters
2. Width: 7.5 meters

A = 19m × 7.5m = 142.5 m²

2. Convert Rainfall Intensity.

Rainfall intensity: 100 mm/hr

Convert this to liters per second per square meter: 1 mm/hr = 1 liter/m²/hour.

i = 100mm/hr ÷ 3600seconds = 0.0278 L/sec/m²

3. Calculate the Flow Rate (Q).

Q=A×i

Q = 142.5 m² × 0.0278 L/sec/m²= 3.96 L/sec

So, the gutter system must handle approximately 3.96 liters per second of water.

4. Select Gutter Size for K-Style.

5-inch K-style gutters typically handle about 5.5 liters per second for an average roof slope. And 6-inch
K-style gutters can handle about 7.5 liters per second or more, depending on the slope and downspout
configuration.

Since your flow rate is 3.96 L/sec, a 5-inch K-style gutter would be adequate for this design.

5. Downspout Consideration
Typically, a 2x3-inch downspout can handle around 0.7 to 0.9 liters per second.

Number of downspouts = 3.96 L/sec ÷ 0.8 L/sec/downspout ≈ 5 downspouts.

6. Gutter Slope

slope: 5.2mm/m

V/m= run/rise = 0.005×100= 5%

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