// HydroCAD IDF file // Copyright (c) 2007 HydroCAD Software Solutions LLC // To create a custom IDF definition, copy this file and // edit the content as required. For details see IDF.txt // The following name should match the file name, with the // comment used for any additional information. name=AA-Sample County comment=Sample County, Any State IDF data // The following lines set default units, and may be omitted // unless other units are required. depthunits=inches timeunits=hours duratunits=minutes // The following line defines the duration steps for all events. // When using graphical IDF data, these are usually the durations // that are marked on the graph. duration=5 10 20 30 1*60 2*60 5*60 10*60 24*60 // Now define each of the events. // This sample file shows several different techniques. // The following 2-Year event is defined with intensity values. // The number of intensity values must match the number of // duration values defined above. event=2-Year inten=7.1 5.6 4.2 3.2 1.9 1.1 .57 .33 .18 // The following 5-year event is 110% of the initial (2-year) // intensity values. Use this technique only for an event that // is an exact mutliple of the intensity values for the FIRST // event in the file. event=5-Year inten=1.10x // Now define two more events using specific intensity values. // For 25-year and greater, also set a frequency factor. event=10-Year inten=8.52 6.72 5.04 3.84 2.28 1.32 .684 .396 .216 event=25-Year cf=1.1 inten=9.23 7.28 5.46 4.16 2.47 1.42 .741 .429 .234 // Now define two events using coefficients. See the IDF.TXT // file for details on the coefficient options. event=50-Year cf=1.2 coef1= 82.29 10 0.7650 event=100-Year cf=1.25 coef1= 93.00 10 0.7650 // Note: For demonstration purposes, this file uses several // different types of IDF definitions in the same file. Your // actual file will generally use the same technique for all // the events.