Desenvolvimento de um aplicativo computacional para obtenção de equações IDF em regiões desprovidas de pluviográfos utilizando o método das isozonas

Abstract

In order to design a safe and economically viable hydraulic structure it is necessary to design a project to withstand extreme events, but always following the fine line between execution costs and calculated risks. The Intensity-Duration-Frequency (IDF) relationship of rainfall is one of the most commonly used tools in water resources engineering to define the design outflow. The IDF is determined by rainfall-duration recorded data, however, these data are often scarce, leading to determination of equations using disaggregated daily rainfall data. Due to insufficient data about rainfall-duration and IDF equations in the state of Ceará, this work developed a computational program in Java which systematized the methodology developed by Fechine Sobrinho (2011) for IDF equations establishment. This methodology was based on the isozone disaggregation of rain method, allowing the establishment of IDF equations for the 30 municipalities of the Cariri region located in the southern state. The computational tool allows the generation of IDF equations from the data obtained in the Fundação Cearense de Meteorologia e Recursos Hídricos - FUNCEME, showing great applications, such as the spatial distribution of the parameters. The systematization of the IDF equations establishment through isozone method was validated by comparison of the obtained values with existing equations on the technical literature. Correlations above 95% were obtained for the distribution functions for the employed and performed the spatial parameters