GROUP ASSIGNMENT - ASSIGNMENT (10 Marks)
Date issued: 09.06.2026
Submission Date 10.06.2026 at 1300Hrs
Challenge;
Design of a Roadside Drainage Channel, Collection Pond, and Pumping System
A 12 km long asphalt concrete road is to be constructed through a relatively flat terrain. Stormwater
runoff generated from the road surface and adjacent drainage area is to be collected by a concrete-
lined roadside drainage channel and conveyed by gravity to a storage pond located at the
downstream end of the road alignment.
The collection pond is situated at a lower elevation than a nearby river. Consequently, water
accumulated in the pond cannot be discharged by gravity and must be pumped through a rising
main into the river.
As a Civil Engineer, you are required to design the complete drainage and pumping system using
hydraulic and hydrological principles.
Given Data
• Length of road = 12 km
• Asphalt concrete pavement
• Drainage channel longitudinal slope = 0.2% (S = 0.002)
• Manning's roughness coefficient for concrete-lined channel = 0.015
• Side slope of drainage channel = 1 Vertical: 1.5 Horizontal
• Design rainfall intensity = 150 mm/hr
• Runoff coefficient for asphalt surface = 0.90
• Effective contributing catchment width = 60 m
• Freeboard allowance = 0.30 m
• Elevation difference between pond water level and river water level = 75 m
• Delivery pipeline length = 500 m
• Water density = 1000 kg/m³
• Acceleration due to gravity = 9.81 m/s²
• Pump performance data shall be obtained from the attached DI/DIN 64 Series Pump
Performance Curve showing:
o Head–Discharge relationship
o Efficiency curves
o NPSH requirements
o Power consumption curves
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Required Tasks
Part A: Hydrological Analysis
1. Determine the effective catchment area contributing runoff to the roadside drainage
system.
2. Estimate the peak runoff using the Rational Method:
3. State and justify all design assumptions used in the analysis.
Part B: Hydraulic Design of the Roadside Drainage Channel
Design a trapezoidal concrete-lined roadside drainage channel capable of safely conveying the
design discharge.
Determine:
1. Bottom width (b)
2. Flow depth (y)
3. Flow area (A)
4. Wetted perimeter (P)
5. Hydraulic radius (R)
6. Top width (T)
7. Hydraulic depth
8. Flow velocity
9. Froude number
10. Freeboard
11. Total channel depth
Verify that the designed channel safely conveys the design discharge without overtopping.
Part C: Collection Pond Design
The drainage channel shall discharge into a storage pond located at the downstream end of the
road.
Design the pond and determine:
1. Required storage volume
2. Pond dimensions
3. Retention time
4. Sediment storage allowance
5. Emergency overflow provision
6. Freeboard requirement
Provide engineering justification for all dimensions adopted.
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Part D: Pumping System Design
Water collected in the pond shall be pumped into the river through a rising main.
Determine:
1. Required pumping discharge
2. Static head
3. Pipe friction losses
4. Minor losses
5. Total Dynamic Head (TDH)
Part E: Pump Selection
Using the attached DI/DIN 64 Series Pump Performance Curve:
1. Plot the system operating point on the pump characteristic curve.
2. Select the most suitable pump model.
3. Determine:
o Pump operating discharge
o Pump head
o Pump efficiency
o Required NPSH
o Motor power
4. Verify that the selected pump operates near its Best Efficiency Point (BEP).
5. Discuss whether the selected pump is suitable for the estimated stormwater inflow and
recommend any necessary modifications.
Part F: Power Requirement
Determine the required pump motor power using:
Apply an appropriate engineering safety factor and recommend a suitable motor rating.
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Part G: Engineering Drawings
Prepare sketch labelled engineering drawings showing:
Drawing 1: Roadside Drainage Channel Cross-Section
• Ground level
• Concrete lining
• Bottom width
• Side slopes
• Water level
• Flow depth
• Freeboard
• Total channel depth
Drawing 2: Pond Layout
• Inlet structure
• Storage pond
• Sediment zone
• Emergency overflow
• Pump sump
Drawing 3: Pumping System Layout
• Pond
• Pump house
• Suction pipe
• Pump
• Non-return valve
• Isolation valve
• Delivery main
• Air release valve
• River discharge structure
• Static lift of 75 m
Deliverables
The final design report shall include:
1. Design assumptions and justification.
2. Hydrological computations.
3. Hydraulic channel design calculations.
4. Pond design calculations.
5. Pump selection using the supplied pump curve.
6. Pump power calculations.
7. Engineering drawings.
8. Design summary table.
9. Conclusions and recommendations.
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