Water Absorbing in Roads

ROADS, STREETS AND AIRPORTS

Sara Fernández Díaz

 Introduction
 Face the problem  heavy rains

 Rainfalls flood

 Drains overflowed
 Creation of New material
A new material can absorb rainwater and pass it on
to the ground below, thus preventing the roads from
getting flooded.

Topmix Permeable
Traditional concrete has to be
permeable enough to let a
minimum of 300 millimeters of
water an hour
British company to come up with a type of concrete that soaks
up 4000 litres of water within the first minute
 How does it work?
 Top surface is made up of a layer of pebbles
that contains tiny holes in between

 Granular layers containing pebbles + stones

 The porous surface, containing gaps between its

particles

 a drainage system is built underneath the concrete

to carry away the water with the city’s groundwater
reservoirs
 Designs
 Full infiltration  all water goes
through this material to flow into the soil
underneath

Partial infiltration  involves a semi-

permeable barrier below Topmix that
acts as a drainage system

Full attenuation  uses a capture

system to store all the water that flows
through Topmix.
Advantages-Disadvantages
Can crumble and break under heavy vehicle loads
Appropriate for tropical climat
Colder weather can turn into ice causing cracking
Claim that as water logging is reduced, the roads need less repair
Porous asphalt is 30% more expensive than other methods
 Other successful flood management
plans
1. Flood barriers assure that water is not accumulated at one
point.

2. Controlling river water by flood barriers and concrete walls

which reduce the speed and the flow of water when it reaches
larger rivers.

3. Landscaping could be a great concept in cities and towns

where heavy rain causes flash flooding.
Thank you for your attention