Research Article
Apr 1976
Development of Storm Drainage Cost Functions
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VIEW THE REPLYAuthors: Neil S. Grigg, M.ASCE, and John P. O'HearnAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Hydraulics Division
Volume 102, Issue 4
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Planners must have simple quantitative relationships to rapidly but accurately estimate the costs of urban drainage facilities. Using fundamental concepts of urban hydrology, engineering design, and cost estimation, relationships are derived between percent imperviousness of urban areas, return period of design storm, and the resulting cost of drainage facilities. Increasing design return periods demand greater storm sewer sizes and additional coverage of drainage basins by the sewer network. A case study demonstrates rapid increases in cost from 1-yr to 10-yr return periods, but reduced rates of increase from 10-yr to 100-yr designs. The relationships developed will be useful for tradeoff decisions between levels of urbanization, storm drain design criteria, and the resulting cost of facilities.
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Journal of the Hydraulics Division
Volume 102 • Issue 4 • April 1976
Pages: 515 - 526
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© 1976 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Apr 1976
Published online: Feb 3, 2021
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Neil S. Grigg, M.ASCE
Assoc. Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, Colo
John P. O'Hearn
Grad. Research Asst., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, Colo
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