Course Title: Design underground piping drainage systems and minor culverts

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2013

Course Code: CIVE5692

Course Title: Design underground piping drainage systems and minor culverts

School: 130T Vocational Engineering

Campus: City Campus

Program: C6093 - Advanced Diploma of Engineering Design

Course Contact: Program Manager

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468

Course Contact Email: engineering-tafe@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Dr.  B. Richards
e-mail: betty.richards@rmit.edu.au
Ph +61 3 9925 4172
 

Nominal Hours: 40

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

EAC110B Apply engineering hydrology principles
EAX1001B Perform calculations related to simple fluid systems
EDX130B Use technical mathematics (basic)
EDX140B Use technical mathematics (advanced)
EDX100BAnalyse force systems (basic)
EDX090B Analyse force systems (advanced)

Course Description

This unit of competency deals with the skills and knowledge required to design an underground piped drainage system for a small urban development using a simplified procedure outlined in the IEAust publication “Australian Rainfall and Runoff” and to design a minor culvert for a rural road based on procedures outlined in Vic Roads “Road Design Manual”.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

EAC100B Design underground piping drainage systems and minor culverts

Element:

1. Interpret the job brief and gather necessary information.
2. Classify major and minor flood events and select the Average Recurrence Interval appropriate to the project.
3. Apply the Rational Method to the calculation of peak discharge
4. Calculate the design discharge
5. Determine a culvert size
6. Prepare the layout for a piped drainage system for a small urban development
7. Determine the time of concentration and peak discharge
8. Calculate the pit water levels and the hydraulic grade line throughout a drainage system
9. Calculate pipe invert levels and grades.
10. Check system for overflow and modify where necessary.

Performance Criteria:

1.1 The preliminary data that should be gathered prior to design is
identified, sourced and collected.
2.1 The level of protection provided by minor flood control and major
flood control in an urban drainage area is identified.
2.2 Given a job brief for a drainage project, the Average Recurrence
Interval appropriate to the design is selected as specified by
Australian Rainfall and Runoff.
3.1 Calculations are carried out to determine the peak discharge for a
mixed use urban catchment (including grassed reserve), given the
areas, land uses, with runoff coefficients and overland and
channel entry times.
3.2 Calculations are carried out to determine the weighted runoff
coefficient and peak discharge for a rural catchment, given the areas and runoff coefficients.
 4.1 Given the topographic plan of a rural area, the boundary of the
catchment area draining to a rural culvert can be marked on the
plan.
4.2 The area of a rural catchment marked on a topographic map can
be determined by CAD, measurement and calculation by counting
graph squares.
4.3 Given a topographic plan of a rural catchment area and the
catchment characteristics, the runoff coefficient and the time of
concentration for the catchment can be determined.
5.1 Design data is assembled
5.2 Depth and velocity of discharge in natural waterway is determined
5.3 Tailwater depth is derived
5.4 Culvert slope is selected to be compatible with site conditions
5.5 Culvert length is determined through embankment
5.6 Allowable headwater depth is set
5.7 Freeboard requirement is established
5.8 Critical depth of flow is determined.
5.9 The Road Design Manual procedure and design charts are used
to establish maximum headwater level.
5.10 Acceptability of headwater level, cover and outlet velocity is
checked.
5.11 Culvert trial size is modified and recomputed as necessary.
5.12 Design data is recorded in a form suitable for production as a
drawing, showing headwater level below pavement basecourse,
required cover over culvert and non-scour velocity or adequate
scour protection at outlet.
6.1 Road drainage lines and pits are located
6.2 Entry pit spacing is determined based on flow spread and inlet
capacity and lot discharge
6.3 Design charts are used and calculations carried out to determine
runoff entry and bypass
6.4 An economical route is selected for road drainage to outlet
6.5 Junction pits are located at direction change and at maximum
spacing
6.6 Road drainage network is reviewed and adjusted.
6.7 Blocks not served by road drainage are identified
6.8 Easement pits and inlets are located and connected by
economical route to road drains
6.9 Minimum pipe sizes to be used in easements, road reserve and
beneath pavement are established
6.10 The minimum cover is determined
6.11 The pipe lengths are determined
6.12 The catchment areas contributing to each outlet pipe are marked.
6.13 The catchment areas are divided into subarea based on land use
6.14 The subareas entering gutter inlets are identified
6.15 The areas and coefficient of runoff for each subarea are recorded
6.16 The equivalent areas for each subarea are calculated and
summed for each outlet pipe.

Learning Outcomes


  


Details of Learning Activities

Teacher Led
Ilustration and outline of the preparation of a job brief
Outline the classification method for major and minor flood events and selection method of the Average Recurrence Interval
Demonstration and application of the Rational Formula to calculate the peak design discharge and application of this discharge to the design of culvert size
Outline steps for the preparation of longitudinal sections incorporating pit water levels, hydraulic grade lines and pipe invert levels and grades
Outline the procedure for producing plans and longitudinal sections for a small urban development
Student Based Problem Solving
Prepare a job brief for a piped drainage system in a simulated work environment
Carry out calculations involving Rational Formula in a simulated work environment
Carry out calculations for the determination of a culvert size to carry flood flow under a road way
Prepare plans and longitudinal sections for a small urban drainage development in a typical Melbourne subdivision


Teaching Schedule

Week Topic
1 Interpret the job brief and gather necessary information.
 
2-3 Classify major and minor flood events and select the Average Recurrence Interval appropriate to the project
4-5 Apply the Rational Method to the calculation of peak discharge
 
6 Calculate the design discharge
 7  Determine the time of concentration and peak discharge
 8-9  Determine a culvert size
 10-12  Prepare the layout for a piped drainage system for a small urban development
 13-14  Calculate the pit water levels and the hydraulic grade line throughout a drainage system
 15-16  Check system for overflow and modify where necessary
17-18 Project submission


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References

Will be provided in class.


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Assessment are conducted in both theoretical and practical aspects of the course according to the performance criteria set out in the National Training Package. Students are required to undertake summative assessments that bring together knowledge and skills. To successfully complete this course you will be required to demonstrate competency in each assessment tasks detailed under the Assessment Task Section.

Your assessment for this course will be marked using the following table:

NYC (<50%) Not Yet Competent

CAG (50-59%) Competent - Pass

CC (60-69%) Competent - Credit

CDI (70-79%) Competent - Distinction

CHD (80-100%) Competent - High Distinction


Assessment Tasks

The assessment of this course will involve completion of:
Class Activity 5%
Minor Project - Part A 25%
Minor Project-Part B 50%
Test 20%
 


Assessment Matrix

Other Information

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