Ch-5 Highway Drainage 2

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10/5/2021

Haramaya Institute of Technology


Department of Civil Engineering

1 CEng3182- Highway Engineering I

Instructor: Tilahun Mintie (MSc. in Road and


Transport Engineering)
Email: tilahun.mintie@yahoo.com
September 2021

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●Drainage facilities are used for the flow of water away from
the surface of the pavement to properly designed channels.
●Inadequate drainage will eventually result in serious damage
to the highway structure.
●Provision of adequate drainage is an essential part of
pavement design.
• Protection of pavement structure
• Improves road safety

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● Effects of water on the pavement structures


●Reduction in the stability of the soil mass.
●Considerable variation in volume of subgrade in clayey soils.
●Waves and corrugations failure in flexible pavements.
●Stripping failure in flexible pavements.
●Mud pumping failure in rigid pavements.

Drainage
1. Surface Drainage: for surface water which occurs as rain
oDrainage on the adjoining land and roadway surface
oSide Drainage and Cross Drainage
2. Sub-surface Drainage: for absorbed water into the soil

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