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− | |<= 10 || <= 10 || < 5 (requires sloped underdrain), 5-20 (gravity drainage), > 20 lath grid is required || || || || See Table A.6-3 for Media specs (Below) || || || || || || || || | + | |<= 10 || <= 10 || < 5 (requires sloped underdrain), 5-20 (gravity drainage), > 20 lath grid is required || || || || See Table 2 for Media specs (Below) || || || || || || || || |
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| |colspan="2" |'''Green roof assembly Weight(kg/m2)''' || 80 || || 290-967.7 (Intensive), 129.1-169.4 (Extensive) || || || || || || || || || || || || | | |colspan="2" |'''Green roof assembly Weight(kg/m2)''' || 80 || || 290-967.7 (Intensive), 129.1-169.4 (Extensive) || || || || || || || || || || || || |
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− | !colspan="3" style="background:cyan; color:black"| Table 1: Recommended green roof growing medium parameter ranges| | + | !colspan="3" style="background:cyan; color:black"| Table 1: Recommended green roof growing medium parameter ranges |
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− | ! !! !! !! !! Table 2: !! Example green roof media specifications !! !! !! | + | !colspan="2" style="background:cyan; color:black"| Table 2:Example green roof media specifications |
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− | | Parameter || || || || Specification | + | | Parameter || Specification |
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− | | Noncapillary pore space at field capacity || || || || 155 (vol.) | + | | Noncapillary pore space at field capacity || 155 (vol.) |
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− | | Moisture content at field capacity || || || || 12% (vol.) | + | | Moisture content at field capacity || 12% (vol.) |
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− | | Maximum media water retention || || || || 30% (vol) | + | | Maximum media water retention || 30% (vol) |
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− | | Alkalinity, CaCo3 equivalents || || || || 2.50% | + | | Alkalinity, CaCo3 equivalents || 2.50% |
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− | | Total organic matter by wet combustion || || || || 3-15% (dry wt.) | + | | Total organic matter by wet combustion || 3-15% (dry wt.) |
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− | | pH || || || || 6.5-8.0 | + | | pH || 6.5-8.0 |
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− | | Soluble Salts || || || || 6 mmhos/cm | + | | Soluble Salts || 6 mmhos/cm |
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− | | Cation exchange capacity || || || || 10 meq/100g | + | | Cation exchange capacity || 10 meq/100g |
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− | | Saturated hydraulic conductivity for single media assemblles || || || || 0.05 in/min | + | | Saturated hydraulic conductivity for single media assemblles || 0.05 in/min |
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− | | Clay fraction (2 micron) || || || || 0 | + | | Clay fraction (2 micron) || 0 |
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− | | Pct. Passing US#200 sieve (i.e., silt fraction) || || || || 5% | + | | Pct. Passing US#200 sieve (i.e., silt fraction) || 5% |
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− | | Pct. Passing US#60 sieve || || || || 10% | + | | Pct. Passing US#60 sieve || 10% |
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− | | Pct. Passing US#18 sieve || || || || 5%-50% | + | | Pct. Passing US#18 sieve || 5%-50% |
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− | | Pct. Passing 1/8 inch sieve || || || || 20%-70% | + | | Pct. Passing 1/8 inch sieve || 20%-70% |
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− | | Pct. Passing 3/8 inch sieve || || || || 75%-100% | + | | Pct. Passing 3/8 inch sieve || 75%-100% |
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