FEATURES OF HUME U-DRAINS ‘© Hume U-Drains are available in both Standard sizes (or widths s 1800mmm) and Super sizes (for widths between 2100 mm and 3600 ram) ‘© Hume U-Drains are available both with and without Dry Weather Flow (DWP channels. ‘© Fasily handled and laid, Hume U-Drain allow for fast construction of waterwayslopen flow channels using high quality factory cast units with a minimum of wet concrete works. DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS: © Hume U-Draine are designed to the requirements of BS 81101985 with the following cancrete cover to reinforcement: Standard sio U-Drains:25 mm cover Super size U-Drains : 0 mm cover Hume U-Drains are mado from high strength concrete with a 28 day characteristic strenath of 0 MPa - 40 MPa. Hume U-Drains are designed for the standard load conditions shown below: ve Load of 10 kPa on wrest ‘Maximum 600 mn J ‘Soll parameter used ‘Angle of internal ction 30° Coefficent of active earth pressure 0.83 ‘Buk density of compacted backfil 19 kNim? Free draining granular backfil at back of wall Weep holes fr drainage —) ‘Suitable iter materials atthe back of weep holes © For other loading conditions or U-Drain sizes not shown in the tables here, please contact our Technical Marketing Department for special design, © 50mm diameter weepholes are provided for drainage ofthe retained. soll which, when combined with the butt jointed units, prevent the build up of hydrostatic pressures, As such, the design does not take into consideration hydrostatic pressures. JOINTING. ‘*) Hume U-Drains are supplied with plain Dutt joints in standard lengths of 1 metre. Where necessary, cement ‘mortar is normally used to fill the gap betwween U-Drain units. HANDLING * The weepholes provided in the U- Drains units double up as lifting holes for handling. A spreader beam should bo used when slinging the units to avoid crackin the legs. (See figure) LAYING © For most installations, Hume U-Draina may be laid on sand bedding However, in bad ground, it may be necessary to excavate deeper and place layer of hard core before placing the sand bedding. STACKING ‘© ALU-Drains should preferably be stacked uniformly on level ground.