PART F1.

2 – DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

FOR UTILITY HYDRAULIC SERVICES

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 CONTENTS

SECTION 1 DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA FOR POTABLE

WATER AND FIRE HYDRANT SYSTEM ................................. 1
1.1 Reference ........................................................................................... 1
1.2 General ............................................................................................... 1
1.3 Minimum Residual Head Requirements ............................................. 1
1.4 Pipeline Alignment .............................................................................. 1
1.5 Water Flow Requirements of Fire Hydrants ........................................ 2
1.6 Thrust Block Design ............................................................................ 3

SECTION 2 DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA FOR SEAWATER

SUPPLY SYSTEM ..................................................................... 3
2.1 Minimum Residual Head Requirement ............................................... 3
2.2 Pipeline Alignment .............................................................................. 3
2.3 Thrust Block Design ............................................................................ 4

SECTION 3 DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA FOR SEWERAGE

SYSTEM..................................................................................... 4
3.1 Reference ........................................................................................... 4
3.2 General ............................................................................................... 4
3.3 Minimum Velocity................................................................................ 4
3.4 Maximum Velocity ............................................................................... 5
3.5 Junction of Drains ............................................................................... 5
3.6 Manhole .............................................................................................. 5
3.7 Sewage Pumping Station.................................................................... 5
3.8 Rising Main ......................................................................................... 5
3.9 Thrust Block Design ............................................................................ 6

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SECTION 1 DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA FOR POTABLE
WATER AND FIRE HYDRANT SYSTEM

1.1 REFERENCE

1.1.1 The design of the potable water and fire hydrant system shall refer to the
following reference:-

(a) Manual of Mainlaying Practice 2012 Edition;

(b) Code of Practice for Minimum Fire Service Installations and

Equipment and Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of
Installations and Equipment; and

(c) Handbook on Plumbing Installation for Buildings.

1.2 GENERAL

1.2.1 The potable water and fire hydrant system shall be capable to meet peak
domestic water consumption without multi-fire flow. Also, the system
shall be capable to meet average domestic water consumption with 2
mutli-fire flows under the critical condition as stated in the section on
Water Flow Requirements of Fire Hydrants.

1.3 MINIMUM RESIDUAL HEAD REQUIREMENTS

1.3.1 The minimum residual pressure head at the boundary of buildings for
domestic water and fire services shall be 20m as per the Handbook on
Plumbing Installation for Buildings.

1.3.2 The minimum residual pressure head at the outlet of fire hydrants (street
hydrants and pit hydrants) shall be 17m as per the Code of Practice for
Minimum Fire Service Installations and Equipment and Inspection,
Testing and Maintenance of Installations and Equipment.

1.3.3 The residual head requirement shall comply with the latest requirements
of the concerned Relevant Authorities and pressure tests shall be
conducted according to their satisfaction.

1.4 PIPELINE ALIGNMENT

1.4.1 The whole potable water and fire hydrant system is a ring main/ dual
source system.

1.4.2 The diameter of pipelines shall not be larger than 450mm and the
diameter of upstream pipelines shall not be larger than downstream
pipelines.

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1.4.3 A master meter shall be installed at each trunk pipe connection point
between existing pipelines and new pipelines as per the requirements of
Water Supplies Department (WSD).

1.4.4 For the Third Runway Concourse, the domestic water pipelines shall be
dual source supply. Gate valves shall be installed between 2 inlet branch
pipes on the trunk pipes.

1.4.5 The gradient of pipelines shall be 1:400 minimum.

1.4.6 Gate valves shall be installed at each branch pipe to facilitate future
maintenance and operation of the potable water and fire hydrant system.

1.4.7 Air valves shall be installed at the highest invert level as far as possible.

1.4.8 Washout chamber shall be installed at the lowest invert level as far as
possible. The pipe end of each washout chamber shall be connected to
the nearest stormwater manhole.

1.4.9 A HDPE pipe inside concrete sleeve pipe shall be installed for pipelines
across taxiways or taxilanes. Details of sleeve pipe shall be as shown
on the Employer’s Drawings.

1.4.10 Settlement joints shall be installed where there is a change of filling

material on the newly reclaimed area.

1.5 WATER FLOW REQUIREMENTS OF FIRE HYDRANTS

1.5.1 The water flow of each street hydrant shall be 2,000 l/min of each outlet.
2 outlets on each street hydrant shall be in service under operation.

1.5.2 Six street hydrants are designed to be operated at the same time and
capable of providing a total flow of 24,000 l/min with a minimum running
pressure of 170 KPa (multi fire flow).

1.5.3 Each pit fire hydrant is provided with 4 hydrant outlets. Each hydrant
outlet shall be capable of delivering a flow of not less than 2,000 l/min
with a minimum running pressure of 170 KPa.

1.5.4 Three pit hydrants are designed to be operated at the same time and
capable of providing a total of 24,000 l/min with a minimum running
pressure of 170 kPa (multi fire flow).

1.5.5 The fire hydrant system shall be capable to achieve 2 multi fire flows at
critical locations. The two fire flows are taken as one at existing airport
island and the other one fire flow at new airport island. The critical
locations are those with the lowest residual pressure head at the fire
hydrants.

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1.6 THRUST BLOCK DESIGN

1.6.1 Thrust blocks shall be capable of resisting 1.5 times the working
pressure of the pipelines. The working pressure shall be 10 bars.

1.6.2 Non-standard thrust blocks to cater for site constraints shall be designed
by the Contractor on a case by case basis and the design shall be
submitted to the Project Manager for review without objection.

SECTION 2 DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA FOR SEAWATER

SUPPLY SYSTEM

2.1 MINIMUM RESIDUAL HEAD REQUIREMENT

2.1.1 The minimum residual pressure head for cooling water for each building
shall be achieved to the requirements as stipulated in Employer’s
Drawings.

2.1.2 The minimum residual pressure head at the boundary of each building
for flushing water shall be 15m.

2.2 PIPELINE ALIGNMENT

2.2.1 Twin pipes are provided for the seawater cooling water under critical
condition. The piping system shall take into account the peak flow of
cooling water and flushing water.

2.2.2 The diameter of upstream pipelines shall not be larger than downstream
pipelines.

2.2.3 The gradient of pipelines shall be 1:400 minimum.

2.2.4 Gte valves shall be installed at each branch pipe to facilitate future
maintenance and operation of the seawater supply system.

2.2.5 Air valves shall be installed at the highest invert level as far as possible.

2.2.6 A washout chamber shall be installed at the lowest invert level as far as
possible. The pipe end of each washout chamber shall be connected to
the proposed nearest stormwater manhole.

2.2.7 A HDPE pipe inside concrete sleeve pipe shall be installed for pipelines
across taxiways or taxilanes. Details of the sleeve pipe are shown on the
Employer’s Drawings.

2.2.8 Settlement joints shall be installed where there is a change of filling

material on the newly reclaimed area.

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2.3 THRUST BLOCK DESIGN

2.3.1 Thrust blocks shall be capable of resisting 1.5 times the working
pressure of the pipelines. The working pressure shall be 10 bars.

2.3.2 Non-standard thrust blocks to cater for site constraints shall be designed
by the Contractor on a case by case basis and the design shall be
submitted to the Project Manager for review without objection.

SECTION 3 DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA FOR SEWERAGE

SYSTEM

3.1 REFERENCE

3.1.1 The design of the sewerage system shall refer to the following manuals,
guidelines and standards:

(a) Sewerage Manual Part 1, Key Planning Issues and Gravity

Collection System, Third Edition, May 2013;

(b) Sewerage Manual Part 2, Pumping Stations and Rising Mains,

Second Edition, May 2013;

(c) Guidelines for Estimating Sewage Flows for Sewage

Infrastructure Planning; and

(d) Cap 123I - Building (Standards Of Sanitary Fitments,

Plumbing, Drainage Works And Latrines) Regulations.

3.2 GENERAL

3.2.1 The sewerage system shall be capable of meeting the peak flow
condition without surcharge and overflow.

3.3 MINIMUM VELOCITY

3.3.1 Self-cleansing for small diameter sewers of diameter less than 300mm
shall be achieved by ensuring either that a velocity of at least 0.7m/s
occurs daily, or that a gradient of at least 1: DN (i.e. Nominal diameter of
the sewer in mm) is specified, provided that a flow of 2 Average Dry
Weather Flow (ADWF) is assumed to occur at least once daily.

3.3.2 For larger diameter sewers, higher minimum velocities shall be used
particularly if relatively coarse sediment is expected to be present.
Sewers of diameter up to 900mm shall be designed to achieve a self-
cleansing velocity of 1.0 m/s in full pipe condition.

3.3.3 It is required to have self-cleansing conditions attained at least at times

of daily peak flow.

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3.4 MAXIMUM VELOCITY

3.4.1 The maximum velocity at peak flow shall be limited to 3 m/s.

3.5 JUNCTION OF DRAINS

3.5.1 The junction of every other branch drain with another drain shall be made
within a manhole, obliquely at an angle of not more than 600 in the
direction of flow of such other drain, and shall be above the invert of such
other drain.

3.6 MANHOLE

3.6.1 Manholes should be provided at:

(a) Intersection of sewers;

(b) Junctions between different sizes/gradients of sewers; and

(c) Locations where the sewer changes direction.

3.6.2 Backdrop manholes shall be used to connect sewers at significantly

different levels and shall be used where the level difference is greater
than 600 mm. The backdrop can be provided by means of:

(a) A vertical drop in the form of a downpipe constructed

inside/outside the wall of a manhole; and

(b) A gradual drop in the form of cascade.

3.7 SEWAGE PUMPING STATION

3.7.1 Standby capacity is required so that should any of the pumps in the
station be inoperable due to routine maintenance or pump failure, the
operation of the station can still be maintained.

3.7.2 The volume between top water level and bottom water level for a single
pump operation is given by the following equation: V = 900Q/N

where V = control volume in litres

Q = pump capacity in litres per second
N = allowable number of starts of pump per hour

3.8 RISING MAIN

3.8.1 Twin or multiple rising mains shall be provided.

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3.8.2 The washout point should be at low points of the pipework and its
location should be chosen carefully, taking into account the final
discharge point of sewage.

3.8.3 Air relief valves shall be installed at locations of minimum pressure. Air
is sucked in the air relief valve when the pipe internal pressure is below
atmospheric. Upon subsequent pressure rise, the admitted air is then
forced out. They shall be installed at convex points of the pipeline (i.e.
local high points).

3.9 THRUST BLOCK DESIGN

3.9.1 Thrust blocks shall be capable of resisting 1.5 times the working
pressure of the pipelines. The working pressure shall be 10 bar.

3.9.2 Non-standard thrust blocks to cater for site constraints shall be designed
by the Contractor on a case by case basis and the design shall be
submitted to the Project Manager for review without objection.

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