Conceptual Design of a Trenchless Drain in a Flat Terrain

作     者：Owuama C. Ozioma 

作者机构：Institute of Erosion Studies Federal University of Technology Owerri 234-83 Nigeria 

出 版 物：《Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering(A)》 (环境科学与工程（A）)

年 卷 期：2012年第1卷第12期

页      码：1301-1307页

摘      要：The city of New Owerri Nigeria is situated on a flat terrain and rainfall pattern is tropical high. The area is the seat of Government of Imo state and is crisscrossed by network of dual carriage roads adjoining exclusive housing complexes. The road drainage system comprises open concrete drains on both sides of the cambered asphalt pavement. Much of the area is often flooded after a torrential rainfall and the flood water remains in the drains as long as evaporation permits. A study shows that the scenario is due to a number of factors, amongst which siltation and vegetal growth in the drains, poor drainage outlets are, very gentle terrain and poor maintenance culture. The standing pools of water in the drains sustain massive breeding of mosquitoes which constitute health hazard. Replacement of open concrete drains with properly designed trenches backfilled with permeable earth materials, sand, and overlay of grasses does not only reduce standing time of flood water but completely eliminates stagnant water. The method makes use of enlarged surface area of infiltration provided by the trenchless drain and millions of infiltration channels provided by the grass rootlets.

主 题 词：Trenchless drain road flat terrain 

学科分类：0830[工学-生物工程类] 08[工学] 

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