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| * Step 9: Adjust component depths to maintain a separation of 1.0 metre between base of the practice and seasonally high water table or top of bedrock elevation, or a lesser or greater value based on groundwater mounding analysis. See below and [[Groundwater]] for more information. | | * Step 9: Adjust component depths to maintain a separation of 1.0 metre between base of the practice and seasonally high water table or top of bedrock elevation, or a lesser or greater value based on groundwater mounding analysis. See below and [[Groundwater]] for more information. |
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− | ==Calculate the remaining dimensions== | + | ==Determine the required surface area of the practice== |
− | * Step 10: Multiply the depth of each separate water-retaining component layer in the profile of the practice by its corresponding porosity and then sum the total to find the 1 dimensional storage (in mm). | + | * Step 10: Calculate the surface (i.e footprint) area of the practice (A<sub>p</sub>) needed to capture the runoff volume produced from the catchment during the design storm event<br> |
− | * Step 11: Calculate the required total storage (S<sub>T</sub>, m<sup>3</sup>):
| + | For practices where flow is delivered to the filter media bed: |
− | <math>S_{T}=RVC_T\times A_i\times 10</math> | + | <math>A_{p}=i\times D\times A_{i}/[d_{p}' + (f_{m, min} \times D)]</math> |
| {{Plainlist|1=Where: | | {{Plainlist|1=Where: |
− | *''RVC<sub>T</sub>'' is the runoff volume control target (mm), | + | *i = Design storm intensity (m/h) |
− | *''A<sub>i</sub>'' is the impervious area within the catchment (Ha), and | + | *D = Design storm duration (h) |
− | * 10 is the units correction between m<sup>3</sup> and mm.Ha.}}
| + | *A<sub>i</sub> = Catchment impervious area (m<sup>2</sup>) |
− | * Step 12. Divide required storage (m<sup>3</sup>) by the active storage depth of the practice, d<sub>a</sub> (in m) to find the required storage reservoir footprint area (''A<sub>p</sub>'') for the bioretention in m<sup>2</sup>. | + | *d<sub>p</sub>' = Design surface ponding depth (m) |
| + | *f<sub>m, min</sub> = minimum infiltration rate (i.e. saturated hydraulic conductivity) of the filter media (m/h), see [[Bioretention: Filter media|Filter media]] for guidance}}<br> |
| + | For practices where flow is delivered to the storage reservoir: |
| + | <math>A_{p}=i\times D\times A_{i}/[(d_{a}\times n) + (f' \times D)]</math> |
| + | {{Plainlist|1=Where: |
| + | *d<sub>a</sub> = Active storage depth (m) |
| + | *n = porosity of storage reservoir aggregate or effective porosity of void-producing structure system |
| + | *f' = design infiltration rate of the underlying native soil (m/h) |
| + | *D = Design storm duration (h)}}<br> |
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| + | ==Calculate peak flow rates== |
| * Step 13. Calculate the peak [[flow through perforated pipe|flow rate through the perforated pipe]], | | * Step 13. Calculate the peak [[flow through perforated pipe|flow rate through the perforated pipe]], |
| * Step 14. Calculate the peak [[flow through media|flow rate through the filter media]], | | * Step 14. Calculate the peak [[flow through media|flow rate through the filter media]], |
| * Step 15. Determine if downstream [[flow control]] is required to achieve hydrologic objectives. | | * Step 15. Determine if downstream [[flow control]] is required to achieve hydrologic objectives. |
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| ===Calculating infiltration practice drainage in 1 dimension=== | | ===Calculating infiltration practice drainage in 1 dimension=== |