Hydrologic Comparison of Four Types of Permeable Pavement and Standard Asphalt in Eastern North Carolina
Publication: Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
Volume 13, Issue 12
Abstract
A permeable pavement parking lot in eastern North Carolina consisting of four types of permeable pavement and standard asphalt was monitored from June 2006 to July 2007 for hydrologic differences in pavement surface runoff volumes, total outflow volumes, peak flow rates, and time to peak. The four permeable sections were pervious concrete (PC), two types of permeable interlocking concrete pavement (PICP) with small-sized aggregate in the joints and having 12.9% (PICP1) and 8.5% (PICP2) open surface area, and concrete grid pavers (CGP) filled with sand. The site was located in poorly drained soils, and all permeable sections were underlain by a crushed stone base layer with a perforated underdrain. All permeable pavements significantly reduced surface runoff volumes and peak flow rates from those of asphalt . Of the permeable pavements, CGP generated the greatest surface runoff volumes . The PICP1 and CGP cells generated significantly lower total outflow volumes than all other sections evaluated , and had the lowest peak flows and the longest time to peak. The response of the PICP1 cell was likely due to an increased base storage volume resulting from an elevated pipe underdrain whereas the CGP cell response was attributed to water retention in the sand fill layer. Overall, different permeable pavement sections performed similarly, but were substantially different from asphalt. Subtle differences in the performance of CGP were primarily due to the characteristics of the sand filled media compared to small aggregate typically used in PC and PICP joints and bedding.
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Acknowledgments
The writers would like to thank the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute for their support of this research, and Block USA for material donation. The writers also thank Dr. Robert Borden and Dr. Gregory Jennings for their added research guidance. Finally, the writers would like to commend Scott Stevens and Steve Miller of the City of Kinston for their assistance with site construction and maintenance, and their ongoing commitment to environmental enhancement in the City of Kinston.
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Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
Volume 13 • Issue 12 • December 2008
Pages: 1146 - 1157
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Received: Oct 8, 2007
Accepted: Feb 22, 2008
Published online: Dec 1, 2008
Published in print: Dec 2008
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