Simulation study on effect of permeable pavement on reducing flood risk of urban runoff

Abstract

Permeable pavement is part of the low impact development (LID) measurement, which can decrease urban surface runoff coefficient and flood peak flow. In this paper, a two-way, six-lane road in Nanjing was selected as the study area. Storm water management model (SWMM) was used to simulate the effect of different pavement structures (drainage surface, permeable pavement and permeable road) under different rainfall conditions on reducing surface runoff and controlling urban stormwater. The simulation results show that the drainage surface can reduce part of surface runoff, but it has no influence on the reduction and hysteresis of flood peak. The permeable pavement can reduce part of surface runoff and flood peak and can delay peak time. The permeable road has better effect on reducing runoff coefficient and flood peak, which can effectively reduce the pressure of urban drainage and reduce the risk of stormwater flood.