Stormwater Runoff Solution: Permeable Pavement

The Inflo system by Techo-Bloc is a ground-breaking storm-water management paving system for heavy traffic industrial, commercial and institutional use. It is the ideal solution to address the growing need (and requirement) to increase ground permeability, storm water management, meets sustainability goals (LEED projects), eases the pressure on potable water supply of municipalities and, provides a cost-effective solution far more durable than asphalt. The pavers interlock vertically, horizontally and rotationally resulting in a very strong and sustainable permeable pavement.

[ziptagfit]

Permeable Pavers have changed a lot in the last 10 years. They were able to make the joints a lot smaller. Reason they invested to changed the joints was Ladies' heels would fall in the cracks. That was why permeable were mostly turned down! Driving over newer permeable pavers is not noisy now.

[davidfranklinhannant]

I see...So we got rid of cobble stone roads, to put in asphalt and concrete roads, to now get rid of the impermeable urbanite, to install cobble stone roads. With french drains!

The idea in general is sound, and this video is beautiful. I worry about uplift during mass rain events or subsidence in areas creating uneven patches. I also worry about it's frictional stability when overlaying clays. Lastly, if anyone has every driven over cobble stone or brick roads, they know it's incredibly noisy.

[mohitify]

This should be done everywhere around the world

[billmitchell]

If the installation is for light use and foot traffic and NO vehicles, can the amount and size of the stone be reduced?

[moisesmaciel]

I wonder if these streets have the structure to support the high weights of modern cars and trucks

[widget]

I would like to ask - since the aggregate allows spaces for water to flow and also doubles as the insulation against freezing, what options exist for places that face regular snow/rainfall that would see near-freezing liquids flow through at high frequency?


Also, what elements of this system can be easily replaced? Does the aggregate not complicate pipe maintenance and do we know what occurs in terms of erosion below the system (how far down does this impact the ground stability? Is there any risk of sinkhole cavities forming?)
The product lifespan vs traditional and alternative methods?
If the aggregate filters debris and dirt - is there not an accumulation of it?


Thank you in advance (I'm a student looking at different water management options so any and all factual information is appreciated).

[Marmocet]

Wouldn't there be problems with the underlying soil eroding out from beneath the road surface over time in some environments? Also, the soil beneath roads is going to be highly compacted, especially if it's clay. How much water infiltration is there realistically going to be?

[KarinFahiraKhairunisa]

Hi, may I know the software tool to generate the 3D model? It was such a great work!

[rushibarra]

i want this tipe of permiable cement or what ever it is for my whole country of el salvador

[gabrieledellamina]

What about the grass that will grow in the joints?

[senselesscyclist]

i see 2 problems. 1. ice. and 2. detritus build ups, which will block the small channels and rot creating a bad odor

[vinayakganachari]

If you have any project report on this , can i get it

[hardwaredinggin]

Hi, why put geotextile over the soil layer? The water will across the aperture and bring the sands away and there's the cavity at the subgrade, right?

[fredfender]

Some people just do not care. A small college in Pennsylvania, named California University of Pennsylvania, drains its newly constructed asphalt parking lots at its football stadium and student housing complexes into the nearest stream, which then travels to a larger stream, and then to the Monongahela River.

[kunaldeo]

How can i make a final year project like this topic😃

[kathleenporter]

Hi, I just want you to know that I am very interested in your Permeable Pavement. How can I learn more about it? I think I would like to invest in this as a business in my country.

[cosmo]

1:46 is exactly where you lost me. If the point of this is to replenish the planet and lessen our imposing footprint, why would we remove natural terrain and water sources only to keep building our crummy communities?

[ashishkurweti]

is it suitable to cover highways or expressways where length is in km

[venkatpadala]

Water goes from concrete tube down to water table it's called pipe

[manojkumar-ymvp]

Hi i am doing this as my final year engineering project . so can any1 suggest me some ideas??