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| {{Clickable button|[[File:TTT.png|400 px|link=http://www.sustainabletechnologies.ca/wp/low-impact-development-treatment-train-tool/]]}} | | {{Clickable button|[[File:TTT.png|400 px|link=http://www.sustainabletechnologies.ca/wp/low-impact-development-treatment-train-tool/]]}} |
| [[File:Swale TTT.png|thumb|Swale element in TTT menu]] | | [[File:Swale TTT.png|thumb|Swale element in TTT menu]] |
− | [[File:Weir TTT.png|thumb|Weir elements may be incorporated as check dams]] | + | [[File:Weir TTT.png|thumb|Weir elements may be incorporated as check dams for detailed design]] |
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| It is recommended that grass and [[enhanced grass swales]] be modelled using the 'Swale' element in the TTT. A 'swale' has to connect two existing elements within the TTT | | It is recommended that grass and [[enhanced grass swales]] be modelled using the 'Swale' element in the TTT. A 'swale' has to connect two existing elements within the TTT |
− | For detailed scenarios of enhanced swales, the weir element can be incorporated for each checkdam.
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− | At this time weirs are separate elements, that must be placed within several distinct swales along a single reach.
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| [[Bioswales]] or dry swales, which have amended filter media, should be modelled as [[Bioretention: TTT|bioretention cells]]. | | [[Bioswales]] or dry swales, which have amended filter media, should be modelled as [[Bioretention: TTT|bioretention cells]]. |
− | | + | The alternative is to use the 'enhanced swale' within the LID toolbox, but this incorporates fewer design parameters (and doesn't account for infiltration). |
− | The alternative is to use the 'enhanced swale' within the LID toolbox, but this incorporates fewer design parameters (and also excludes check dams). | |
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| |Downstream Invert (m)||Depth or elevation of the swale invert above the node invert at the outlet end of the swale | | |Downstream Invert (m)||Depth or elevation of the swale invert above the node invert at the outlet end of the swale |
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− | !colspan = "2" style="background: darkcyan; color: white; align = center"|X Section | + | !colspan = "2" |Cross section |
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| |Maximum Depth (m)||Depth of the swale | | |Maximum Depth (m)||Depth of the swale |
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| |Surface roughness (Manning’s n)||Lower numbers indicate less surface obstruction and result in faster flow. <br> | | |Surface roughness (Manning’s n)||Lower numbers indicate less surface obstruction and result in faster flow. <br> |
− | Suggested range for mown grass (dependent on density) 0.03 – 0.06 <ref name = SWMM> Oregon State Univ., Corvallis. Dept. of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering.; Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati ONRMRL. Storm Water Management Model Reference Manual Volume I Hydrology (Revised). 2016:233.https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPURL.cgi?Dockey=P100NYRA.txt Accessed August 23, 2017.</ref> | + | Suggested range for [[Turf: List|mown grass]] (dependent on density) 0.03 – 0.06 <ref name = SWMM> Oregon State Univ., Corvallis. Dept. of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering.; Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati ONRMRL. Storm Water Management Model Reference Manual Volume I Hydrology (Revised). 2016:233.https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPURL.cgi?Dockey=P100NYRA.txt Accessed August 23, 2017.</ref> |
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− | |Surface slope (%)||If the slope > 3%, consider using small [[Check dams]] or weirs to permit temporary ponding, increase infiltration, and slow flow to reduce erosion. | + | |Surface slope (%)||If the slope > 3%, use [[Check dams]] to create temporary ponding, increase infiltration, and slow flow to reduce erosion. |
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− | |Swale side slopes (run/rise)||Suggested value of 3 or 4 if design permits [[Enhanced swales]] | + | |Swale side slopes (run/rise)||[[Enhanced grass swales #Design|Suggested value of 3 or 4 if design permits.]] |
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| [[Category: modeling]] | | [[Category: modeling]] |