Silt Trap Sizing

1 Drainage Area
2 Run-off Estimation
I) Peak Run-off estimation based on

18830 m2

Q = CsCiA
ii)
iii)
iv)
v)

Run-off Coefficient C based on cleared land (table 4.2 ref 1) =

Overland travel distance
Overland flow time, to adpoted (fig 4.1 ref 1)
Storage Coefficient

Cs = 2tc / (2tc + td )
vi) Rainfall intensity
(Fig A-19 ref(1), tc =18830 mins)
vii) Peak Run-off

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=
=
=
=
=
=

0.75
200 metres
17.5 minutes
1
89 mm/hour

0.34914 m3/sec

=
=
=
=
=

126
18830
1.883
126
237.258

Q = CsCiA
3 Storage Required
I) Minimum storage capacity required
ii) Drainage Area
iii) Stroage Required

m3/hec
m2
hec
x 1.883
m3

4 Minimum Sediment Storage ( Clean-out Level)

I) Minimum storage require after sedimentation
ii) Minimum storage capacity required

5 Total storage volume of silt trap

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=
=

50 m3/hec
50 x 1.883
94.15 m3

331.408 m3

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=
=
=
=

18
20
360
1
360

6 Storage Provided
i)
ii)
i)
ii)
iii)

Silt trap plan width

Silt trap plan length
Area of silt trap provided
Depth of silt trap provided
Volume provided

m
m
m2
m
m3

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Silt Trap Sizing

The area of the site (catchment area) :

1 Drainage Area
2 Run-off Estimation
I) Peak Run-off estimation based on

0.44 acre
1,780 m
=

1,780 m2

Q = CsCiA
ii)
iii)
iv)
v)

Run-off Coefficient C based on cleared land (table 4.2 ref 1)

Overland travel distance
Overland flow time, to adpoted (fig 4.1 ref 1)
Storage Coefficient
Cs = 2tc / (2tc + td )

vi) Rainfall intensity

(Fig A-19 ref(1), tc =1780.24 mins)
vii) Peak Run-off

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=
=
=
=
=
=

0.9
65 metres
15 minutes

1
150 mm/hour

0.06676 m3/sec

=
=
=
=
=

126
1780.24
0.17802
126
22.431

Q = CsCiA
3 Storage Required
I) Minimum storage capacity required
ii) Drainage Area
iii) Stroage Required

m3/hec
m2
hec
x
m3

0.178 hec.

4 Minimum Sediment Storage ( Clean-out Level)

I) Minimum storage require after sedimentation
ii) Minimum storage capacity required

5 Total storage volume of silt trap

=
=
=

50 m3/hec
50
x
8.9012 m3

31.3322 m3

=
=
=
=
=

5.00
4.00
20
1.5
30.00

0.178

6 Storage Provided
i)
ii)
i)
ii)
iii)

Silt trap plan width

Silt trap plan length
Area of silt trap provided
Depth of silt trap provided
Volume provided

m
m
m2
m
m3

Check

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