SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE

The author describes the main findings of a ciria report which evaluates the effect of urban development on surface water drainage as an aid in estimating runoff and designing flood storage ponds. Due to apparent difficulties in deriving relationships in the behaviour of catchment areas being urbanised, the extent of urban development can be characterized by a single composite parameter. Among the structural measures are diversion schemes where flood discharges are routed around a developed area, or improving channels by widening and deepening water courses. A flowchart is described as part of a recommended design procedure for flood storage ponds. (TRRL)

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  Morgan-Grampian (Professional Press) Limited

  Morgan-Grampian House, Calderwood Street
  London SE18 6QH,   England 
• Authors:
  • Berkovitch, I
• Publication Date: 1980-10

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 29
• Serial:
  • Civil Engineering
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0885-7024
  • Serial URL: http://www.pubs.asce.org/ceonline/newce/html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Drainage; Drainage basins; Floods; Flow; Flow charts; Forecasting; Gutters; Hydrologic phenomena; Pavement widening; Runoff; Urban areas; Urban development; Water areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Surface waters; Widening
• Old TRIS Terms: Flow charting
• ITRD Terms: 4318: Catchment area (hydrol); 9011: Design (overall design); 4323: Discharge (flow); 2937: Drainage; 2569: Flooding; 132: Forecast; 2949: Gutter; 313: Urban area; 374: Urban development
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Society; I26: Water Run-off - Freeze-thaw;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00330827
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 15 1981 12:00AM