Keywords
Erosion, Runoff
Abstract
A literature survey was conducted on the erosion and sedimentation process and techniques for control. Erosion and sediment control techniques were found to be very site specific. Several techniques are analyzed for their maintenance and operation requirements, construction costs, and effectiveness in quantity and quality control. Once technique, namely swale blocks or berms was designed and constructed to illustrate cost and effectiveness. Design aids were developed for various berm heights and highway slopes as a function of berm spacing for typical highway cross-sections to aid in the design of swale blocks. Construction costs were estimated for the berms and retention/detention facilities. The berms were constructed in swales along a roadway on the campus of the University of Central Florida to determine their hydraulic and pollution control effectiveness for this particular design. During storm events, the swale block system was monitored by collecting grab samples which were analyzed for total suspended solids (TSS). Also, rainfall and runoff volumes were measured. During the time of investigation, there was no runoff recorded over the berms; therefore, for the storms sampled, the swale blocks are considered to be one-hundred percent efficient for runoff and sediment control.
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Graduation Date
1984
Advisor
Wanielista, Martin P.
Degree
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
College of Engineering
Degree Program
Engineering
Format
Pages
130 p.
Language
English
Rights
Public Domain
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
Identifier
DP0015247
STARS Citation
Rehmann-Koo, Susanna H., "Highway Runoff and Sediment Control" (1984). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 4657.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/rtd/4657
Contributor (Linked data)
Wanielista, Martin P. [VIAF]
University of Central Florida. College of Engineering [VIAF]
Accessibility Status
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