Water absorbing Concrete
Water absorbing Concrete
Every year monsoons in Mumbai arrive with flash flooding and potholes blocking the streets and creating heavy traffic. While life comes to slows down in Mumbai during heavy pouring, business and work life tend to suffer. Manmade surfaces, such as asphalt, absorb much less water than soil, and heavy rain can quickly overwhelm cities storm-water drainage systems.
What is water-absorbing concrete?
A water absorbing porous concrete which acts as a giant sponge, that allows rainwater to flow through it; a fast-draining thirsty concrete can absorb up to 1,000 litres of water per minute per square meter, which could eliminate flooding where permeable concrete has been used.
The level of water absorption may vary from location to location based on its sub soil conditions.
How can this absorbing concrete be useful?
- Rapid water removal ensures more effective storm water management.
- Safer roads are created as there is less standing water and so a reduced risk of hydroplaning.
- There is a reduced risk of flash flooding.
- There is reduced impact on the natural water cycle, and it uplifts natural groundwater.
- There are reduced storm water management costs.
- It is a low-maintenance surface.
- It filters petroleum hydrocarbons from dirty road water.
- It also lowers urban heat by absorbing the water.
Urban life does not come to halt.
Property Developers and Local Government Bodies can use water absorbing permeable concrete system to avoid flooding in common areas of projects and chronic flooding spots, low lying areas in city, roads etc.
Following is some of application of water absorbing concrete:
- Low volume residential roads and car parks.
- Pavements, bike, and pedestrian pathways.
- Patios.
- Tennis courts.
- Road shoulders.
- Swimming pool decks.
- Driveways.
- Pavement edge drains and gutters.
- Sports facilities.
- Below permeable blocks for ground stabilisation.
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