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Sewage and Drainange System Theories and Calculation
Sewage and Drainange System Theories and Calculation
3 CALCULATIONS
3.1 INTRODUCTION
This chapter presents the theories and standards that were used to design a sewage and
drainage system in general. In Section 3.2, the wastewater flow sewer and drainage
being designed is described. The Colebrook-White equation for the velocity of flow in
a sewer is presented in Section 3.3. The design limitations of the sewerage system
such as depth of flow, pipe gradients, pipe depths, pipe sizes and manholes are given
in Section 3.4. Finally, Section 3.5 sets out the detailed sewerage design process, from
the decision to adopt a sewerage system to the development of the overall sewerage
layout whiles ample of calculations for the detailed design for sewers is represented in
Section 3.6.
This project involves two systems, a sewage system and drainage systems. The sewer
establishments and industries, while the drainage system discharges the excess surface
The flow rate of the wastewater flow used for the design of the main trunk sewer was
based on the water consumption and the population according to the Abu-Dhabi
(3.1)
Where:
In this project, a water consumption figure of 280 (Lpcd) was used for the year 2020
The peaking factor was applied to all sewage flows to identify required pipe and
pump station sizes. The Abu-Dhabi peaking factor (APF) is a variation of the Babbit
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APF(Abu Dhabi Peaking Factor) 4.25
population
1000
(3.2)
The APF is used to project maximum sewage flows from a tributary area. The
tributary area should include a contributing population equal to or greater than 500
persons. For tributary populations with fewer than 500 persons, an alternative method
sufficient peaking factor for acceptable design in real life; also to achieve the purpose
of sewerage system, the design should use reasonable data relating to existing or
expected population in the future. The survey is a collection of building types because
the population intensity differs from one type to another. The number of floors also
The Population survey was determined through several site visits to observe the
population at a certain factory or block. Then a suitable factor was obtained according
to the population per square meter. Each area was multiplied by that factor to obtain
The actual amount of runoff flow can be determined by using the Rational method
Q 240 C I A (3.3)
Where:
are presented in Table 3.1 (Abu-Dhabi Design Manual, 2000). In this project, the
return period is 5 years will be adapted and the storm duration is 2 hr, giving 16.35
mm/hr of rainfall intensity, whereas in Table 3.2, typical runoff coefficients for areas
Runoff coefficients to be used with design storms to estimate storm water runoff
catchment characteristics. In this project, the runoff coefficient used in designing the
Area Description
Coefficient
Categories by surface
Brick 0.70 0.85
Concrete and Asphalt 0.70 0.95
Sandy Soil 0.05 0.20
Categories by use
Cemeteries, Parks and Playgrounds 0.10 0.25
Business districts 0.70 0.95
Residential
Apartments 0.50 0.70
Industrial
Light 0.50 0.80
Heavy 0.60 0.90
Note that for preliminary calculation of runoff, these coefficients are consistent with
Throughout this project, the Colebrook-White equation will be used to determine the
velocity of the calculated flows presented previously in section 3.2, either for sewer
s 2.51
V 2gDS log 2gDS (3. 4)
3.7D D
Where:
(Invert slope for full pipes, water surface slopes for open channels, 1m/1000m)
function of the pipe material, age and condition. Typical coefficients for the various
pipe materials are given in Table 3.3 (Abu-Dhabi Design Manual, 2000).
Note that poor sewer pipe conditions are to be assumed for Abu-Dhabi system designs
cement pipes.
Colebrook-White, Ks (mm)
Pipe Material Good Normal Poor
UPVC 0.3 0.6 1.5
GRP 0.3 0.6 1.5
Coated Cast Iron 0.09 0.15 0.3
Uncoated Cast Iron 0.15 0.3 0.6
Ductile Iron 0.15 0.3 0.6
Asbestos cement 0.15 0.3 0.6
Vitrified Clay 0.3 0.6 1.5
Concrete 0.15 0.3 0.6
Design flow velocities should be within the limits presented in Tables 3.4 and 3.5
(Abu-Dhabi Design Manual, 2000). Minimum velocities are based on providing self-
cleansing velocities and preventing solids sedimentation in the sewer and drainage
pipes.
Maximum velocities are set to prevent manhole corrosion and minimize sewer gases
in the sewer system and minimize the negative effects of abrasion on the drainage
The design criteria for depth of flow in sewer lines are presented in Table 3.6 (Abu-
Dhabi Design Manual, 2000). Sanitary sewers should be checked for percentage full
at all times.
of the sewer pipe. This is to provide pipe protection from external loads. If
circumstances require installation of a pipe with a depth of less than 1.2 m above the
crown, then concrete protection is required. The maximum depth to invert is based on
The recommended maximum cover for Abu-Dhabi sewer and drainage pipes is
approximately 10 m. Depth with cover greater than this should be investigated with
pipe manufacturers to identify any special requirements that may be necessary. In this
case, the engineer should determine whether or not any additional provisions are
Pipe gradients, often the same as the hydraulic gradient, directly influence sewer pipe
capacity. In order to achieve the required minimum velocity in sewer lines, pipes
The current standard for the minimum size of sewer mains is 200 mm. The minimum
diameter. The minimum pipe size permissible on drainage projects is 250 mm.
One exception is pipe used for land drains. The land drain minimum is 160 mm.
However, slotted carrier pipes, serving as both land and carrier drain, must meet the
250 mm minimum.
3.4.5 Manholes
Note that this project was not deal with designing manholes or studying the manholes
The theories introduced previously allow a sewer system to be analyzed in order that
sewer and drainage flows and velocities can be determined. This is only one part of
that the sanitary sewers have sufficient capacity for the peak flow and that it function
Based on the criteria and the design limitation stated previously throughout this
1. Label each manhole based on the flow direction. SMH1 and DMH1 are an
2. Determine the cover level (C.L) in m for each manhole from the contours
(4.1)
4. Determine the first manhole invert level (I.L1) in m from the survey study of
the location which will be designed, where the second I.L2 will be calculated
as follows:
S
I.L2 L I.L1 1
1000
(4.2)
Where:
(4.3)
7. Determine the junction population, the number of persons served for each
8. Calculate the pecking factor (P.F) using the Babbit formula, Equation (3.2).
9. Calculate the total flow in L/s using Equation (3.1).
10. Calculate the full flow velocity in m/s using Colebrook-White formula,
Equation (3.4).
11. Calculate the flow full in L/s based on the velocity calculated in the previous
Q VA (4.4)
12. Calculate the ratio between the partial flow (total flow of the pipe) and the full
Q
Ratio Partial
QFull
(4.5)
13. Determine the ratio between the actual velocity and the full velocity of the
pipe (V/Vf) and the actual ratio between the flow depth and the pipe diameter
(d/D) based on the partial flow to full flow ratio calculated in the previous
step. The values of V/Vf and d/D are represented in Table 3.8 in Appendix B
actual velocity and the actual d/D with design limits represented in Table 3.4
All the previous steps are followed in designing sewer pipes, whereas the following
steps are required for designing drainage pipes. Steps from 1 to 6 are same as sewer
7. Determine the catchments area, the junction area for each pipe, the total area
and the cumulative catchment areas. Note that total area is the total of the
10. Calculate the runoff flow in m3/s using Rational method, Equation (3.3). Then
The remaining steps from 11 to 14 are the same as for sewer design. Note that in step
13 you must use Table 3.9 in Appendix B instead of Table 3.8 for determining the
D = 400 mm
S=1%
S
I.L2 L I.L1 1
1000
1
SMH12/8/3A 100 102.97 1 101.97 m
1000
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APF(Abu Dhabi Peaking Factor) 4.25
1000
4.25
1000
280
Q 4.25 1 13.77 L/s
3600
24
1000
s 2.51
V 2gDS log 2gDS
3.7D D
400 1
V 2 9.807 ( )( )
1000 1000
Q FULL V A
Q FULL 0.425 1000 (0.4)2 53.41 L/s
4
Q 13.77
Ratio Partial 0.26
QFull 53. 41
V
0.843
Vf
d
0.35
D
Comparing the actual velocity and the actual d/D with the design limits presented in
This means that the design is not acceptable. So, the pipe dimensions must be
S
I.L2 L I.L1 1
1000
1
SMH2 100 102.5 1 102.4 m
1000
Q 240 C I A
16.35
Q 240 0.6 x 37.5 24.5 L/s
3600
s 2.51
V 2gDS log 2gDS
3.7D D
400 1
V 2 9.807 ( )( )
1000 1000
Q FULL V A
Q FULL 0.425 1000 (0.4)2 53.41 L/s
4
Q 24.5
Ratio Partial 0.46
QFull 53. 41
V
0.9825
Vf
d
0.48
D
Comparing the actual velocity and the actual d/D with the design limits presented in
This means that the design is not acceptable. So, the pipe dimensions must be