Civils Report

Kerbs and Drainage

Joe Langdon
Civils Report
1.0 Kerb Specification

The deck highway is a 4-span carriageway bordered on each edge with a raised path
incorporating a pedestrian walkway and cycle path. The kerb chosen is a Half-battered (HB2)
Type: K1 kerb which acts a warning to drivers to reduce the risk of mounting the path and to
prevent pedestrians and cyclists staying into the carriageway. A scaled drawing of the kerbs
used is provided below:

Figure 1 - Kerb Scaled Drawing

1.2 Drainage

The drainage solution has been designed in line with Building Regulations Approved
Document H – Section H3.

The dimensions of the considered catchment are taken from kerb to kerb of the highway
and the dimensions are as follows:

- Road Span = 70.0 m

- Road Width = 13.0 m
- Slope of asphalt road wearing surface at Central reservation to channel = 1.0 %

The diagram below shows the locations of the channels with respect to the road surface.
Assuming the surface water will flow laterally to each channel from the central reservation
then the area of the catchment for each channel can be taken as half the width by the full
span.

Figure 2 - Channel and Catchment Diagram

For an impermeable area ≤ 4000 m2. Building Regulations Approved Document H, Section H
suggests a rainfall intensity of 50 mm/hour for a UK catchment.
 500 𝑚𝑚/ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟
𝐹𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑅𝑎𝑡𝑒 (𝑄) = = 0.014 𝐿 𝑠 −1
60 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑠 × 60 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑠

13
𝐶𝑎𝑡𝑐ℎ𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 = 70𝑚 × 𝑚 = 455 𝑚2
2

𝐹𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝐶𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑅𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 = 0.014 × 455 = 6.37 𝐿 𝑠 −1

Drainage channel sizing was conducted using DesignSoftware® by HAURATON. Screenshots

of the model input and chosen drainage solution are shown below:

Figure 3 - Model Input

 Figure 4 - Drainage Design Specification

Figure 5 - Hydraulic Profile of Flow Along the Length of the Deck

Figure 6 - Graphic of drainage channel to be placed along the road edge-line

Whilst a drainage and services survey denoting locations of manholes or surface/foul water
networks was not provided by the client. There must be consideration of the pipeline that
the channels will discharge into which may then be tied into nearby water management
networks.

The only requirement of this drainage system is that for a surface water pipe, assumed to be
flowing at full capacity, with roughness Ks = 0.60 must be flowing at a rate of greater than 1.0
ms-1 such that the flow is said to be “self-cleansing”. A self-cleansing flow is such that any
sand, gravel, silt or debris will be carried with the flow and not deposited - this will reduce
damage from pressure build up, erosion and risk of blockages. The size of the required
pipeline (per channel) is shown below:

𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒 = 6.37 𝐿 𝑠 −1

- Table 8-Pipe Flow Capacity Table has been used to select a pipe diameter & gradient
such that the discharge ≥ 6.37 L s-1 and the flow rate ≥ 1.0 m s-1 for the self-cleanse
condition:
 Figure 7 - Pipe Flow Capacity Table with highlighted chosen solution (Source: Hepworth Clay)

Chosen section:
 - Diameter = 100 mm
- Assumed Roughness = 0.60
- Gradient = 1: 58.8
- Flow Velocity = 1.0 m s-1
- Flow Capacity = 7.89 L s-1

𝐹𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝐶𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦 = 7.89 𝐿𝑠 −1 > 6.37 𝐿𝑠 −1 = 𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛 𝐹𝑙𝑜𝑤 , 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑂𝐾

This pipeline is not housed within the bridge structure, but instead, is a recommendation to
Blackpool City Council for the sizing of pipeline required to discharge the captured surface
run- off.

References:
RPC Paving Solutions. (No Date). British Standard Kerb Units, British Standard – Kerb, pp 6.
[Online]. Available at: http://www.rpcltd.co.uk/concrete-solutions/downloads/products/bs-
kerb-data-sheet.pdf (Accessed 12th May 2022).

Hepworth Clay. (2019). Product Design & Installation Guide, Design: Hydraulic – Pipe flow
capacity tables, pp. 90. [Online]. Available at: https://blog.wavin.co.uk/wp-
content/uploads/hepworthclay-guide/hepworth-clay-guide.pdf (Accessed 12th May 2022).

HAURATON. (2022). DesignSoftware®, Hydraulic Design. [Online]. Available at:

https://hydraulicdesign.hauraton.com (Accessed 12th May 2022).

HM Government. (2010). Section H3 – Rainwater Drainage, Approved Document H, Drainage

and waste disposal, The Building Regulations 2010, pp.45. [Online]. Available at:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_
data/file/442889/BR_PDF_AD_H_2015.pdf (Accessed 12th May 2022).