Table 4.

Intensity and frequency of failure-related rainfall events (source: Jiang and Tan, 2022)

GradeRainfall intensity: mm/dayRelative frequency of occurrence: %
1 Light rain0.1–9.90.0
2 Moderate rain10.0–24.90.8
3 Heavy rain25.0–49.949.2
4 Torrential rain50.0–99.931.2
5 Severe torrential rain100.0–249.914.6
6 Extreme torrential rain≥2504.2

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