Strength tests

Construction and laying

Top and Base Blocks have been designed to withstand

accidental 80 KN axle loading.

Base blocks are laid, commencing at the outfall,

on a 3:1 dry mix concrete bed with adjacent invert levels
corresponding. Cement mortar is trowelled onto one Block
vertical face and the adjacent Block is bedded and tamped
towards it to give a tight joint.

General
Beany Block was invented by Neil (Beany) Beanland,
C Eng.,M.I.C.E., M.I.H.T., Dip. T.E., a former highway
design engineer with West Yorkshire Metropolitan County
Council.
Since these units were introduced on a commercial scale in
early 1982, lengths varying between a few metres and
several kilometres have been installed in all types of
schemes, from motorway and trunk roads to estate roads
and car parks throughout the United Kingdom.

The mortar joint should be pointed to seal the joints.

For a watertight seal, a mastic sealant can be used.
Top Blocks are bedded onto the Base Blocks using a
cement mortar as a bedding and on the vertical faces.

Footway/verge
Standard Beany Block top

Beany Block

Kerb drainage at its most efficient

Technicrete Beany Block system is simple
and practical, and its excellent surface drainage
efficiency, together with its comparatively large flow
capacity/unit ratio, makes it superior to and
more cost effective than conventional kerbing
and drainage for many roadway designs.

Drainage Inlet Opening

Carriageway

Cement Mortar

Standard Beany Block base

Vertical Joint Sealant
10 MPa Dry Mix

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Standard Beany Block Channel

Standard Beany
Block base

The combined kerb & drain system

Hydraulic properties

The Technicrete Beany Block is simple yet practical and its excellent surface drainage
efficiency, together with its comparatively large flow capacity/unit weight ratio, makes
it superior to and more cost effective than conventional kerbing and drainage for many
roadway designs. Vehicle entrances can be easily accommodated using the Mountable
Beany top. This unit allows the bottom channel flow to be uninterrupted. The Beany
Block is also designed to be used in conjunction with SABS Fig. 3 & Fig. 4 Barrier
Kerbs.

Flow capacities and velocities for various channel gradients can be derived from

Hydraulic Research (Wallingford) Charts for the Hydraulic Design of Channels and Pipes.
As a quick reference, calculations have been carried out for two flow conditions:
1- Top and base blocks running full
2- Top and base blocks with base only running full
Standard
Beany Block
top

The system

Transition unit (right)

Blocks of inverted channel section with an opening in one side face. When laid end to
end they form a combined kerb and surface water drainage unit strong enough to
withstand normal traffic loading. Each standard Top and Base Block is 500mm in
length and weighs approximately 85kg. The Top Block oval openings give an aesthetic
appearance and provide for greater inlet capacities than conventional kerb inlets.
Standard blocks may be used for curve radii of 30m or more. Splay blocks are
available to order for radii between 6m and 30m.

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130

Flow velocities and capacities may also be derived from the Colebrook White equation for
open channel flow, roughness value 0.6mm and using the hydraulic constants shown in TABLE 1.
After determining the respective velocities and capacities, drainage system calculations can
be undertaken in the usual way.
Inlet apertures are shaped and positioned to give maximum drainage efficiency as well as
a pleasing appearance.
Minimum recommended self cleansing velocity 0.6m/s.
For comparison, the increased capacities over conventional pipes are approximately:
Top and base: 32% greater capacity than a 300 diameter pipe
Base : 40% greater capacity than a 225 diameter pipe

25

15

60

120

50

100
10 160

170

210

555

Cost saving
Substitutes for kerbs, stormwater pipework, kerb inlets and parts of
footways. Contractual claims due to damaged services etc., are less
likely than when laying conventional drainage.

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245

170

TABLE 1
C.S. Area
A (m2)

Wetted
Perimeter P(m)

Hydraulic
A (m)
Radius R=
P

P
R

Top & base

0.087

0.928

0.094

9.86

Base

0.047

0.569

0.083

6.84

75

50

R50

80
125

Advantages
Time saving (design and construction)
No long drainage sections required in the contract documents when
Beany Blocks are used.

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Uses
Any application where high inlet capacity is required;
Beany produces 400mm length of inlet opening for every 1m of kerb;
Wide carriageways;
Parking areas;
Taxi ranks and bus depots;
Wash bays and vehicle service areas;
Median islands;
Industrial areas;
Drainage around buildings and walkways
Tollplazas.

Mountable Beany top

The system consists of a series of Base Blocks of standard channel section and Top

Hydraulic constraints are shown in TABLE 1. Examples of velocities and capacities for the two flow
conditions with roughness value (k) = 0.6mm are shown in TABLE 2.

250
290
450

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TABLE 2
Solving specific problems in conventional
drainage:
Insufficient fall;
Conflicting levels of service mains and cables;
Ponding adjacent to low points;
Traffic safety and control on existing
carriageways.
Additional cost savings can be achieved on
schemes involving:
Wide carriageways plus footways;
Carriageways having flat longitudinal falls;
Rock in sub-grade;
Shallow outfall;
Existing services or foul drainage at conflicting
levels.

Channel slope1) Top & base

2) Base only

1 in.

Vel. (m/s)

10
15
20
30
50
75
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500

10.00
6.67
5.00
3.33
2.00
1.33
1.00
0.67
0.50
0.40
0.33
0.29
0.25
0.22
0.20

5.77
4.71
4.07
3.32
2.57
2.10
1.81
1.48
1.28
1.14
1.04
0.96
0.90
0.85
0.80

Cap. (l/s)

503
411
355
290
224
183
158
129
112
100
91
84
79
74
70

Vel. (m/s)

5.34
4.35
3.77
3.07
2.38
1.94
1.68
1.37
1.18
1.06
0.96
0.89
0.83
0.78
0.74

Cap. (l/s)

252
206
178
145
112
92
79
65
56
50
46
42
39
37
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