DRAINAGE

PRINCIPLES AND
PRACTICES, DESIGN
What is drainage ?

• is the removal of a
surface’s water and sub-
surface water from an
area with excess of
water.
Drainage can be either natural or
artificial. May areas have some natural
drainage; this means the excess water
flows from the farmer’s field to swamps
or to lakes and rivers.
Drainage systems - means the different methods to be used for dewatering the
foundation and to keep the foundation safe.

- The drainage system depends on drainage characteristic of soil the length

of time of system must operate, and operation on the ground water.

Two main goals of drainage are :

Prevention of seepage
• Improvement of soil properties.
 Two general types of drainage;

• Subsurface
Drainage- is the
removal of excess
water from the soil
surface.
 4 main types of subsurface drainage
Corrugated and PVC
slotted subsurface
pipes
Mole Drainage
• Interceptor
Drainage
• Ground Water
Pumps
• Surface Drainage – is the removal of
water from the soil profile.
 4 types of Surface Drainage

Open Drains
• Humps and
Hollows
• Levees
• Grassed
Waterways
The key to a good
drainage is moving
water the shortest
distance possible in
order to get it off the
field. ( Wright, 2011)
That’s All! Thank you