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| If R is greater than 20, consider decreasing catchment impervious area (A<sub>i</sub>) by draining less area to the practice. | | If R is greater than 20, consider decreasing catchment impervious area (A<sub>i</sub>) by draining less area to the practice. |
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− | ==Size a bioretention cell with no underdrain for constrained ground area== | + | ==Size a bioretention cell where drainage area and practice area are fixed== |
| If the land area is limited, determine the I/P ratio, which is the ratio of catchment impervious area (A<sub>i</sub>) to practice pervious footprint area (A<sub>p</sub>): | | If the land area is limited, determine the I/P ratio, which is the ratio of catchment impervious area (A<sub>i</sub>) to practice pervious footprint area (A<sub>p</sub>): |
| :<math>R=\frac{A_{i}}{A_{p}}</math> | | :<math>R=\frac{A_{i}}{A_{p}}</math> |
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| *''A<sub>i</sub>'' = Catchment impervious area in m<sup>2</sup>}} | | *''A<sub>i</sub>'' = Catchment impervious area in m<sup>2</sup>}} |
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− | Then calculate the required depth (''d<sub>T</sub>''), as: | + | Then calculate the required storage reservoir depth (''d<sub>r</sub>''), as: |
− | <math>d_{T}=\frac{D \left[ (R\times i)-f'\right]}{n'}</math> | + | <math>d_{r}=\frac{D \left[ (R\times i)-f'\right]}{n'}</math> |
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| *''i'' = Intensity of design storm (m/h) | | *''i'' = Intensity of design storm (m/h) |
| *''f''' = Design infiltration rate (m/h) | | *''f''' = Design infiltration rate (m/h) |
− | *''n''' = Effective porosity of the fill materials within the practice, depth weighted mean | + | *''n''' = Effective porosity of the storage reservoir fill material}} |
− | *''d<sub>T</sub>'' = Total depth of infiltration practice (m).}}
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| These equations assume that infiltration occurs primarily through the base of the facility. | | These equations assume that infiltration occurs primarily through the base of the facility. |
− | They may be easily applied for any shape and size of infiltration facility, in which the reservoir storage is filled with aggregate.
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