Drain Design
Drain Design
Drain Design
Design
P R E S E N TAT I O N B Y S N E H
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INTRODUCTION
system.
Road Surface
Drainage
Drainage can be detailed
into
Sub Soil
Drainage
Drainage
• Road Surface Drainage - It is an important factor to remove all the water from road
surface at the least possible time, so that structural integrity of overall cross-section of the
road is maintained, good riding quality of road will enable in saving vehicle operation cost, if
surface runoff, of rain water is efficient.
• Sub Surface Drainage - It is very important to release water trapped inside subgrade
and pavement layers.Most of the sub soil drainage locations are localized. This water shall
be collected by subsurface drainage systems which in turn discharge into a drainage system
clear of road formation. Eg. GSB layer Weep Holes Drain
Advantages and Disadvantages
Advantages
• Provides proper drainage of Surface Run-off and avoid damages to infrastructure such as
private properties and streets.
• Provides possibility to recharge groundwater and re-use precipitation water and surface run-off
as irrigation and household water.
• Minimizing health risks.
• Provides effective stormwater flood control.
• Can be integrated into Urban landscape and provide green recreational areas.
Advantages and Disadvantages
Disadvantages
1. Rainfall Intensity -The design duration shall be taken equal to the time of concentration.
For roadside drains, the time of concentration is generally of the order of 5, 10, 15, 20, 30 or
40 minutes.
where,
i = Intensity of rainfall within a shorter period of 't' hours within a storm
F = Total rainfall in a storm in cm falling in duration of storm of T hours.
t = Smaller time interval in hours within the storm duration of 'T hours.
T = Duration of total rainfall (F) in hours.
Parameters for Drain Design (IRC SP- 42 and IRC SP -50)
2. Catchment Area – While
designing drain in urban areas, we
are mainly concerned with the
water which is coming over the
pavement, in that case catchment
area for the drain is equal to
surface area of the pavement but
in some cases nearby area such as
hilly areas or nearby vegetation
also contribute to the surface run-
off, in that case catchment area
can be calculated using Toposheet
of that area or Bhuvan-2d of Govt
of India.
Parameters for Drain Design (IRC SP- 42 and IRC SP -50)
2. Runoff Coefficient (P) – some of the suggested values of P given in IRC SP- 42 (Pg no. – 60)
3. Hydraulic Design of Drain Section – Capacity of drain is normally designed using Manning’s
formula.
and
Parameters for Drain Design (IRC SP- 42 and IRC SP -50)
Where,
Q = discharge in cum/sec
V = Mean velocity in m/sec
n = Manning’s rugosity coefficient
R = Hydraulic mean radius which is area of flow cross-section divided by wetted Perimeter
S = Gradient of drain bed
A = Area of flow cross section in sq-m.
a) Rectangular Channel –
b) Trapezoidal Channel –
Hydraulic Radius -
Parameters for Drain Design (IRC SP- 42 and IRC SP -50)
5) Manning’s Roughness Coefficient (n) and Velocity of Flow (v) – Pg. 80 of IRC SP -42
Parameters for Drain Design (IRC SP- 42 and IRC SP -50)
6) Minimum Free Board –
Example – Digha Patani