Statistical analysis of excess water on drainage systems in the northern part of Serbia

Milica Vranešević; Atila Bezdan; Boško Blagojević

doi:10.18380/SZIE.COLUM.2022.9.2.191

Authors

Milica Vranešević University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Water Management, Trg Dositeja Obradovica 8, Novi Sad, Serbia, e-mail: milica.vranesevic@polj.edu.rs
Atila Bezdan University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Water Management, Trg Dositeja Obradovi ́ca 8, Novi Sad, Serbia, e-mail: atila.bezdan@polj.edu.rs
Boško Blagojević University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Water Management, Trg Dositeja Obradovica 8, Novi Sad, Serbia, e-mail: bosko.blagojevic@polj.edu.rs

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18380/SZIE.COLUM.2022.9.2.191

Keywords:

Key words: Еxcess water, drainage systems, statistical analysis

Abstract

Drainage systems in Serbia are mainly designed to evacuate excess water generated in the winter-spring period, which occurs as a result of snow accumulation during the long and wet winter and its sudden melting with the parallel appearance of spring rains. Dimensioning of the drainage system is done in such a way as to satisfy the needs of draining the design excess water, which is usually calculated using the water balance. Applying statistical analysis based on distributions of probability, the results of the future occurrence of excess water can be predicted. The paper tests the distribution that best corresponds to the empirical distribution of excess water obtained by applying the water balance. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Anderson-Darling, and χ2 tests were used to test a number of theoretical distributions, and basis on those tests Generalized Extreme Value (GEV) distribution was selected, which is often used in hydrological analyzes. The probabilities of excess water on drainage systems for the return period of 5, 10, 50, and 100 years were obtained. The results of the calculations can be used in the reconstruction of existing drainage systems, since most of them were designed more than 50 years ago, or in the planning and design of new drainage systems.

Author Biography

Milica Vranešević, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Water Management, Trg Dositeja Obradovica 8, Novi Sad, Serbia, e-mail: milica.vranesevic@polj.edu.rs

corresponding author

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