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DOWNSPOUT SIZING
DESIGN OF ROOF DRAINAGE SYSTEMS
ROOF DRAINAGE
The roof is one of the most essential parts of a building as
it
protects occupants, contents, and interior of the structure
from the elements. Once an architect has determined the
kind of roof he intends to use, he must give equal attention
to the design of the roof drainage system.
Factors to be considered in the design of roof drainage
systems
are the area to be drained, size of gutters, downspouts,
outlets, slope of roof, type of building, and appearance.
ROOF AREA TO BE CONSIDERED
The design capacity for a roof drainage system depends on
The quantity of water to be handled. The quantity of water
in
turn depends on the roof area, slope, and rainfall intensity.
In considering the roof area, it must be remembered that
rain does not necessarily fall vertically and that maximum
conditions exist only when rain falls perpendicular to a
surface.
Since the roof area would increase as its pitch increases,
then it would not be advisable to use the plan area of a
pitched
roof in the calculation of a drainage system.
Experience has taught that use of the true area of a pitched
roof often leads to oversizing of gutters, downspouts, and
drains. To determine the design area for a pitched roof,
Table
1-1 is used.
TABLE 1-1
DESIGN AREAS FOR PITCHED
ROOFS
PITCH
*B
in./ft.
mm/mm
Level to 3
76/305
1.00
4 to 5
1021.05
127/305
1.10
6 to 8
1521.20
203/305
1.30
9 to 11
229279/305
12
305/305
To determine the design area multiply the plan area by
the factor in B column
These areas are then divided by the proper factor given in
Table 1-2, thus obtaining the required area in square
inches
(square mm) for each downspout. From Table 1-3 select
the
downspout.
B
STORMS WHICH
SHOULD BE
EXCEEDED ONLY
ONCE IN
100 YEARS
Intensity Calculated
lasting
roof area
5
drained
minutes
per
downspout
area
in/hr
mm/hr
ALABAMA:
Birmingham
Mobile
ALASKA: Fairbanks
Juneau
ARIZONA: Phoenix
Tucson
ARKANSAS:
Bentonville
Little Rock
CALIFORNIA: Los
Angeles
Sacramento
San Francisco
San Diego
COLORADO:
Denver
Boulder
CONNECTICUT:
Hartford
DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA
FLORIDA:
Jacksonville
Miami
Tampa
GEORGIA: Atlanta
HAWAII: Honolulu
Kahului
Hilo
Lihue
IDAHO: Boise
ILLINOIS: Chicago
INDIANA:
Indianapolis
IOWA: Des Moines
KANSAS: Wichita
KENTUCKY:
Louisville
LOUISIANA: New
Orleans
MAINE: Portland
MARYLAND:
Baltimore
MASSACHUSETTS:
Boston
MICHIGAN: Detroit
MINNESOTA:
Minneapolis
MISSOURI: Kansas
City
Saint Louis
MONTANA: Helena
Missoula
NEBRASKA:
Omaha
NEVADA: Reno
Las Vegas
NEW JERSEY:
Trenton
NEW MEXICO:
Albuquerque
Santa Fe
NEW YORK: Albany
Buffalo
7.5
191
8.2
208
2.1
53
1.7
43
5.6
141
6.1
155
7.4
187
7.4
187
4.9
124
2.5
64
2.7
68
2.2
57
5.7
146
6.4
164
6.2
158
7.1
180
7.9
200
7.7
195
8.3
212
7.3
186
8.7
221
7.0
177
17.4
442
10.4
265
1.8
46
6.8
172
6.8
173
7.3
186
7.5
191
6.9
175
8.3
211
5.4
136
7.1
sq/ft
sq m/
sq in
100 sq
mm
160
2.30
150
2.10
570
8.30
700
10.10
220
3.10
200
2.80
160
2.30
160
2.30
250
3.50
480
6.90
450
6.4
540
7.80
210
3.00
190
2.70
190
2.8
170
2.4
150
2.20
160
2.20
140
2.10
160
2.4
140
2.00
170
2.50
70
1.00
110
1.70
660
9.50
180
2.60
180
2.50
160
2.40
160
2.30
170
2.50
140
2.10
220
3.20
.170
in/hr
mm/hr
10.1
256
10.8
274
3.8
97
2.3
57
8.8
224
9.1
232
10.2
259
10.0
253
6.7
170
3.9
100
3.7
93
3.1
78
9.1
232
9.4
238
8.7
221
9.7
247
10.1
256
9.8
250
10.8
274
9.9
251
12.0
305
12.0
305
19.2
488
14.4
366
3.3
84
9.3
236
9.4
239
10.3
262
10.5
267
9.4
238
10.9
277
7.6
192
9.7
sq/ft
sq m/
sq in
100 sq
mm
120
1.7
110
1.6
310
4.5
530
7.60
140
2.00
130
1.90
120
1.70
120
1.70
180
2.60
310
4.40
330
4.70
390
5.60
130
1.90
130
1.80
140
2.00
120
1.80
120
1.70
120
1.80
110
1.60
120
1.70
100
1.40
100
1.40
60
0.90
80
1.20
360
5.20
130
1.90
130
1.80
120
1.70
110
1.60
130
1.80
110
1.60
160
2.30
120
181
5.3
134
6.4
162
7.0
178 7.4
187
7.1
181
1.8
46
1.8
46
7.4
188
2.3
57
2.1
53
6.7
170
4.0
102
4.5
115
6.5
165
6.0
152
6.7
169
7.3
185
6.6
167
6.8
172
6.3
160
7.6
193
2.2
56
2.1
53
6.8
172
6.4
163
5.6
143
7.2
184
7.4
187
6.7
169
7.6
193
7.6
194
8.2
208
7.6
193
3.0
75
2.8
71
2.40
230
3.3
190
2.70
170
2.50
160
2.30
170
2.40
660
9.50
660
9.50
160
2.30
530
7.60
570
8.3
180
2.60
300
4.30
270
3.80
190
2.70
200
2.90
180
2.60
160
2.40
180
2.60
180
2.50
190
2.70
160
2.30
550
7.90
570
8.30
180
2.60
190
2.70
210
3.10
170
2.40
160
2.30
180
2.60
193
160
160
2.30
150
2.10
160
2.30
410
5.80
430
247
7.2
183
8.9
226
10.0
253
10.4
265
9.9
251
3.1
77
2.4
61
10.5
267
4.5
114
5.2
133
9.3
236
6.7
171
6.4
169
9.1
232
8.4
213
9.2
235
9.8
250
9.8
250
9.3
236
8.8
223
10.5
267
3.8
97
3.0
76
9.4
238
8.8
224
7.8
198
9.4
238
10.0
253
9.0
229
10.5
267
10.5
267
10.8
274
10.5
267
5.2
131
4.3
1.80
170
2.40
140
1.90
120
1.70
110
1.70
120
1.70
390
5.70
500
7.20
110
1.60
270
3.90
230
3.30
130
1.90
180
2.60
180
2.60
130
1.90
140
2.10
130
1.90
120
1.80
120
1.80
130
1.90
140
2.00
110
1.60
310
4.50
400
5.80
130
1.80
140
2.00
150
2.20
130
1.80
120
1.70
130
1.90
110
1.60
110
1.60
110
1.60
110
1.60
230
3.30
280
7.1
181
2.1
53
2.1
53
6.6
168
6.8
172
6.6
168
5.7
146
6.20
170
2.40
570
8.30
570
8.30
180
2.60
180
2.50
180
2.60
210
3.00
108
9.5
242
3.3
84
3.5
90
9.1
230
9.5
241
9.1
232
9.9
252
4.10
130
1.80
360
5.20
340
4.90
130
1.90
130
1.80
130
1.90
120
1.70
TABLE
1-3
DIMENSIONS OF
STANDARD DOWNSPOUTS
TYPE
AREA
sq.mm.
4560
810
12661
18234
32404
A
Size
Sq.in
sq.mm.
5.94
3831
11.04
7120
17.71
11422
25.95
16737
47.15
30411
Plain
Round
Sq in.
7.07
12.57
19.63
28.27
50.24
Corrugated
Round
5.94
11.04
17.72
25.97
3831
7120
11429
16750
Plain
Rectangular
3.94
6.00
12.0
20.0
24.00
2541
3870
7740
12900
15480
3.0
4.80
10.31
15.75
21.56
Rectangular
Corrugated
3.80
7.73
11.70
18.75
2451
4985
7621
12213
3.00
6.38
10.0
16.63
Nominal
Size
In. mm.
3
76
4
102
5
127
6
152
8
203
Actual
In
3
4
5
6
8
mm.
76
102
127
152
203
76
102
127
152
3
4
5
6
76
102
127
152
3
4
5
6
1935
3096
6549
10158
13906
2
3
4
5
6
51
76
102
127
152
1935
4155
6513
10832
2
3
4
51
76
1.75x225
44x57
2x3
51x76
3x4
76x102
3.75x4.75
95x121
4x6
102x152
1.75x2.25
44x57
2.37x3.25
60x83
2.75x4.25
70x108
3.75x5
95x127
102
5
127