Effective Curve Number and Hydrologic Design of Pervious Concrete Storm-Water Systems
Publication: Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
Volume 15, Issue 6
Abstract
The effective use of pervious concrete in environmental site design requires consistent design procedures integrating the structural and material properties of the pervious concrete pavement with hydrologic performance of the pervious concrete system. Design procedures to size pervious concrete storm-water systems are presented based on criteria for freeze-thaw protection and drawdown reliability. Hydrologic performance criteria are quantified by an effective curve number, estimated from simulated routing of design storm hydrographs using standard storm-water computations. Combining operational design criteria with the evaluation of hydrologic performance criteria, as an effective curve number, integrates pervious concrete systems with traditional storm-water management practice and emerging standards for environmental site design.
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Acknowledgments
This manuscript was significantly improved by thoughtful discussions and insightful comments from Jay Dorsey, Tom Whitlow, Warren Baas, Norbert Delatte, Martin Covington, and Stewart Comstock; discerning constructive comments from three anonymous reviewers; and the gracious collegial guidance from the editors, all of which are gratefully acknowledged. Partial support for this work was provided by the Chesapeake Bay Trust, NOAA Grant No. UNSPECIFIEDNA06OAR4310243, and U.S. EPA STAR Grant No. UNSPECIFIEDX3-832305. Although the research described has been funded in part by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s STAR program, it has not been subjected to any EPA review and does not necessarily reflect the views of the Agency; no official endorsement should be inferred.
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Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
Volume 15 • Issue 6 • June 2010
Pages: 465 - 474
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Received: Jan 26, 2009
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Published online: May 14, 2010
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