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Lec 5-Design of Storm Sewer
Lec 5-Design of Storm Sewer
Sewer
Engr. Abdul Mannan Zafar
Lecturer,
Institute of Environmental Engineering & Research (IEER)
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore
amzafar@uet.edu.pk
Storm Sewer
Where,
Q=Actual amount of rainfall that appears as
runoff (m3/hr)
A=Area drained (m2)
I=Intensity of rainfall (m3/m2/hr)
C=Co-efficient of runoff
19-December-2015 Lecture # 01 CE – 441 – Environmental Engineering II ,IEER, UET Lahore 4
Run-off coefficient “C”
Impervious surface
Pervious surface
Type of surfaces C
Watertight roofs 0.70-0.85
Asphaltic cement streets 0.85-0.90
Portland cement streets 0.80-0.95
Paved driveways and walks 0.75-0.85
Gravel driveways and walks 0.15-0.30
Lawns, sandy soil
2%slope 0.05-0.10
2-7% slope 0.10-0.15
>7 % slope 0.15-0.20
Lawns, heavy soil
2%slope 0.13-0.17
2-7% slope 0.18-0.32
>7 % slope 0.25-0.35
1 in 20 yrs
‘I’ Intensity )mm/hr)
1 in 15 yrs
1 in 10 yrs
1 in 5 yrs
Sewer
Inlet
Sewer
Case 1
Sewer
Inlet
Sewer
Time of flow
M1
M2
2.Take this as a
1.Estimate the time critical duration of
of concentration rain fall to produce
maximum rain fall
200m
A B C
4 Ha 3 Ha 2 Ha