Drainage Design

(HFP Industrial Plot Ibeju lekki)

General
A hydrological analysis of the area to be drained is done to obtain information on run-off and

stream flow characteristics required for the hydraulic design.

The design flow is established by selecting proper combinations of rainfall and run-off

characteristics that is expected to occur over a stipulated period. The design criteria is then the

maximum flow in cubic meter per second carried by the drainage structure with no flooding or

a limited amount of flooding to be exceeded on the average of once over the design period.

Parameters

 Run-off estimates shall be based on the Lloyd-Davies method. In this method the run-off

is related to the intensity of rainfall by the following formula:

Q=CIA

Where,

Q = quantity of run-off in cubic feet per second (cfs)

C = coefficient of run-off expressed as a percentage of impervious of the

watershed surface.

I = Intensity of rainfall expressed in inches per hour for the stipulated period of

Concentration.

A = Area of watershed in acres

Parameters Estimation

1. Coefficient of run-off

The use of average coefficients for various surface types is used. However C

is takes to be 0.5 for our analysis.

2. Rainfall Intensity:

The value for the intensity of rainfall is calculated from:

I = Kn
(t + a) b

Where,

I = Rainfall intensity in inches per hour

t = Duration of rainfall in hours

a and b are station constants

Kn = A . B Log 10 n ; A and B are station constants

a = 0.3 Ref: Meteorological notes 2 : British West Africa

b = 0.861 meteorological services Nigeria.
A = 2.18
B = 1.44
 The storm design frequencies for gutters n = 10

Rainfall duration t = 10 hours.

Kn = 2.18 x 1.44 x Log 10 10

= 3.14

Therefore,

I = 3.14

(10 + 0.3)0.861

= 0.421

Point 1: A = 2.47 acres

Q = CIA

Q = 0.52 cfs

= 0.147 cubic meter per second; gutter section = 60 x 40; capacity = 0.24 cms.

Point 2: A = 3.0 acres

Q = 0.631 cfs

= 0.18 cubic meter per second; gutter section = 60 x 40; capacity = 0.24 cms.
Point 3: A = 6.79 acres

Q = 1.429 cfs

= 0.404 cubic meter per second; gutter section = 2x 60 x 40; capacity = 0.48
cms.

Point 4: A = 7.12 acres

Q = 1.5 cfs

= 0.424 cubic meter per second; gutter section = 2 x 60 x 40; capacity = 0.48
cms.

Point 5: A = 2.41 acres

Q = 0.51 cfs

= 0.143 cubic meter per second; gutter section = 60 x 40; capacity = 0.24 cms.

Point 6: A = 10.45 acres

Q = 2.16 cfs

= 0.61 cubic meter per second; gutter section = 2 x 60 x 60; capacity = 0.72 cms.

Point 7: A = 5.93 acres

Q = 1.24 cfs

= 0.35 cubic meter per second; gutter section = 2 x 60 x 40; capacity = 0.48 cms.

Point 8: A = 15.3 acres

Q = 3.22 cfs

= 0.911 cubic meter per second; gutter section = 120 x 80; capacity = 0.911 cms.