Effective Radius of Corrugated Drainage Pipes Wrapped with a Thin Geotextile Envelope
Publication: Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 150, Issue 5
Abstract
Entrance resistance occurs when water flows into a perforated subsurface drainage pipe, making the effective radius smaller than the real radius. Accurately calculating effective radius is essential for drainage calculation. No effective radius formulas for corrugated drains wrapped with thin geotextile are applicable. In this study, new effective radius formulas were proposed by dividing the entrance resistance into corrugation and perforation resistance. The accuracy of the formulas was verified by experiments. Sensitivity analysis was conducted, indicating that corrugation was the main factor affecting drainage efficiency. When the radius and structure of the drain wall were determined, the opening area exhibited high sensitivity with interactivity between it and drainage discharge. The effect of the opening area and position of the perforations on the effective radius was evaluated for different drainage discharges. Placing more rows of perforations on the lower half of the pipes was better for drainage efficiency. For small drainage discharge of less than , the opening area was not significant, and an opening area of was sufficient. However, for greater drainage discharge, an opening area of would be required.
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Data Availability Statement
All data, models, or code that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request: structure parameters of pipes and geotextile envelope, head and flow data.
Acknowledgments
This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2021YFD1900804); the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 52209067 and 52379047); and the Project funded by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant No. 2022M712467).
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Volume 150 • Issue 5 • October 2024
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Received: Jan 16, 2024
Accepted: May 9, 2024
Published online: Aug 7, 2024
Published in print: Oct 1, 2024
Discussion open until: Jan 7, 2025
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