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At the face of urbanization, the assessment of the behavior of precipitated water with terrain of varying slopes and varying soil types with or without vegetative cover has gained utmost importance. The fast growing cities and urban hubs clamor for a complete utilization of precipitation thus preventing the extreme situations of incessant floods or drought. This in turn creates an urge for making a study of the behavior of hydrological parameters such as infiltration and runoff with varying slopes and vegetation. These hydrological parameters may also be dependent upon the soil type. In this study, a series of experiments have been performed on an experimental setup known as Rainfall Apparatus and various hydrographs of infiltration flow-rate versus time and runoff flow-rate versus time are plotted from the obtained data thereby drawing certain specific and generalized conclusions. Regression equations with a coefficient of correlation of more than 97 % have been used to define the relationship between infiltration and other parameters.
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The authors would like to acknowledge Civil Engineering Department of Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati for all the support. The authors would also like to thank Dr. Diganta Goswami, Professor, Assam Engineering College, India, Mr. Anupam Das of Gammon India Limited and Mr. Navaratnam Leelaruban of North Dakota State University, USA for their invaluable suggestions and support.
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Sharma, A.S. et al. (2016). Impact of Slope and Vegetation on Hydrological Processes. In: Sarma, A., Singh, V., Kartha, S., Bhattacharjya, R. (eds) Urban Hydrology, Watershed Management and Socio-Economic Aspects. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 73. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40195-9_1
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