A Simple Field Test to Evaluate the Maintenance Requirements of Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavements

Terry Lucke; Richard White; Peter Nichols; Sonke Borgwardt

doi:10.3390/w7062542

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A Simple Field Test to Evaluate the Maintenance Requirements of Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavements

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A Simple Field Test to Evaluate the Maintenance Requirements of Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavements

Terry Lucke, Richard White, Peter Nichols and Sonke Borgwardt

Water, Vol.7(6), pp.2542-2554

2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/w7062542

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Abstract

permeable interlocking concrete pavements (PICP)

stormwater pollution

clogging

infiltration testing

Adequate infiltration through Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavements (PICPs) is critical to their hydraulic and stormwater treatment performance. Infiltration is affected by clogging caused by the trapping of fines in the PICP surface, which, over time, reduces treatment performance. Clogging can be reduced by periodic maintenance such as vacuum sweeping and/or pressure washing. Maintenance requirements can be indicated by measuring reduced infiltration rates. This paper compared infiltration results using the standard test (C1781M-14a) with the results of a new stormwater infiltration field test (SWIFT) developed in Australia to evaluate the maintenance requirements of PICPs. A strong correlation (Pearson's r = -0.714) was found between results using the two methods. This study found that the SWIFT was a reliable method for estimating the degree of clogging of PICPs while successfully overcoming some of the problems with the more technical existing test methodology such as horizontal water leakage (use of sealant), unrealistic pressure heads, speed of test, and portability. The SWIFT test is a simple, fast and inexpensive way for asset managers and local government employees to quickly assess the maintenance requirements of PICP installations in the field.

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Title: A Simple Field Test to Evaluate the Maintenance Requirements of Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavements
Authors: Terry Lucke (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Richard White (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Peter Nichols (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Sonke Borgwardt (Author) - BWB Norderstedt, Germany
Publication details: Water, Vol.7(6), pp.2542-2554
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date published: 2015
DOI: 10.3390/w7062542
ISSN: 2073-4441; 2073-4441
Copyright note: Copyright © 2015 The Authors. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Organisation Unit: School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449249702621
Output Type: Journal article
Research Statement: false