SIZING OF SOAKAWAY PIT

Project :

Site condition = Cultivated field with sand strata Soil type = Sandy Loam Infiltration capacity (fc) = 0.060 m/hr Ground water level = 3 m (below ground surface) The following assumptions are made : Porosity of fill materials, n Maximum storage time, Ts Effective filling time, Tf = = = 0.50 24 hrs. 2 hrs.

Determine the initial characteristic soak away pit From equation 21.1, Maximum allowable depth (dmax) = fcTs/n = Proposed depth (dt) = 2.50 m Design infiltration rate (fd) : 0.5fc =

2.88 m 0.0300 m/hr

Use soak-way pit size Surface area, At = Volume stored, V = Design rainfall, P =

=
2 0.6362 m 3 1.5904 m 45.33 mm

900 mm diameter.

From equation 21.2, V = Vw + PAt - fdTAt Volume enters, Vw = V - PAt + fdTAt Qretain =
3 0.0002 m /s

3 1.5998 m

Proposed 10 nos. soakaway pit =

3 0.0022 m /s

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