Details on Drainage in the Settings Waste Water

Calculation method

Select the calculation basis.

Building

Select the building type. Selecting the building type also automatically specifies the discharge index. When selecting Special building, the discharge index can be changed.

Discharge index

The discharge index depends on the selected building type. When selecting Special building, the discharge index can be changed.

If for some sections of the pipe network discharge indexes are to deviate, they can be changed using the function Edit section part data in the calculation dialog.

Apply recommendations of SN 592 000:2012

This option is available in the waste water method SIA SN 592 000:2012. If you select the above method, the option will be activated automatically.

Enabled: The national recommendations of the Swiss standard for the dimensioning of the pipe system are taken into account in the calculation.

Disabled: Instead of the recommendations of the Swiss standard, the boundary conditions of EN 12056 are taken into account in the dimensioning of the pipe system.

Use planning specifications of the pipe system manufacturer

Enabled: If you use pipe systems from a specific pipe system manufacturer, the associated planning specifications of the pipe system manufacturer, e.g. maximum flow rates for individual nominal pipe diameters, are taken into account in the calculation and dimensioning.

All branches have an inside radius

Enabled: Calculation is based on the assumption that all branches have an inside radius. This can affect the dimensioning of down pipes.

This property can also be set in the technical data of individual branches using the function Technical data ... in section Components.

Ground pipes behind lifting stations with increased filling level

Enabled: Ground- and collecting pipes behind lifting stations are dimensioned using a higher flow rate. This makes for smaller dimensions. It can be combined with the option Ground pipes behind open pit with increased filling level.

Sewage water: Filling degree for ground pipes inside the building, behind lifting stations. 0.7

Sewage water: Filling degree for ground pipes outside the building behind lifting stations and open pits: 1

Ground pipes behind open pit with increased filling level

Enabled: Ground- and collecting pipes behind open pits are dimensioned using a higher flow rate. This makes for smaller dimensions. It can be combined with the option Ground pipes behind lifting stations with increased filling level.

Mixed water: Filling degree for ground pipes starting at DN 150 inside the building behind, behind open pits: 1

Rainwater: Filling degree for inside or outside ground pipes behind open pits: 1

Ignore drawn slopes.

Enabled: Waste water pipes are calculated using the minimum slope.

Disabled: Waste water pipes are calculated using the drawn slope.

When drawn slope is too small, insert a minimum slope

Enabled: If the slope of drawn waste water pipes turns out to be smaller than the minimum slope, the minimum slope is used for calculation.

Allow a minimum slope from 1:DN for exterior ground pipes

Enabled: The minimum slope of exterior ground pipes is made independent from their dimension.

Ground pipe

0.5 cm/m

Collecting pipes

0.5 cm/m

RW connection pipes

0.5 cm/m

Rainwater down pipe offset

17.6327 cm/m (=10°)

A down pipe with less than 10° slope will be dimensioned according to rules for collecting pipes.

A down pipe with equal or more than 10° slope will be dimensioned according to rules for down pipes.

Filling degree RW Down pipes

0.33

Slope limits

This option is available if the SIA SN 592 000:2012 waste water procedure is selected and is activated accordingly. The fields for manual entry of the minimum slopes are then deactivated. Use the button to open the Minimum slope according to SIA SN 592 000:2012 dialog, which lists the specifications for the slope limits from the underlying standard.

Sample selection

For each calculation method, different exemplary default values are available for flushing quantity, default dimension and default connection value.

Flushing quantity presetting

Preset DN

Preset DU

The value from the selected sample is shown. You can change the value manually.

Assign values method-independently

Enabled: Input values are used as basis for flushing quantity, dimension and connector value. The external files from which these values are taken will not be checked.