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SINGAPORE STANDARD
Published by
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(ICS 91.060.20; 91.140.80)
SINGAPORE STANDARD
Code of practice for drainage of roofs
ISBN 981-4154-35-0
SS 525 : 2006
This Singapore Standard was approved by the Building and Construction Standards Committee on
behalf of the Standards Council of Singapore on 4 April 2006.
The Building and Construction Standards Committee appointed by the Standards Council consists of
the following members:
Name Capacity
Chairman : Mr Goh Peng Thong Member, Standards Council
st
1 Deputy : Dr Tam Chat Tim Member, Standards Council
Chairman
nd
2 Deputy : Mr Tan Tian Chong Member, Standards Council
Chairman
Secretary 1 : Mr Kenneth Lim See Khoon SPRING Singapore
Secretary 2 : Ms Lee Hiok Hoong SPRING Singapore
Members : Mr Boo Geok Kwang Singapore Civil Defence Force / Fire Safety
and Shelter Bureau
Mr Chan Kok Way Individual Capacity
Dr Jimmy Chen Wie Ying Individual Capacity
Er. Chong Kee Sen Institution of Engineers, Singapore
Mr Paul Fok Land Transport Authority
Mr Desmond Hill Singapore Contractors Association Limited
Mr Joseph Lai Kuong Kiu JTC Corporation
Mr Benedict Lee Khee Chong Singapore Institute of Architects
Assoc Prof Leong Eng Choon Nanyang Technological University
Ms Adris Leong Sou Kwan Building and Construction Authority
Mr Larry Ng Lye Hock Urban Redevelopment Authority
Assoc Prof Gary Ong Khim Chye National University of Singapore
Er. See Sing Kok Singapore Manufacturers’ Federation
Er. Shum Chee Hoong Housing & Development Board
Dr Tan Guan Association of Consulting Engineers, Singapore
The Technical Committee on Architectural Works appointed by the Building and Construction
Standards Committee and responsible for the preparation of this standard consists of representatives
from the following organisations:
Name Capacity
Chairman : Mr Larry Ng Lye Hock Member, Building and Construction Standards
Committee
Deputy : Mr Benedict Lee Khee Chong Member, Building and Construction Standards
Chairman Committee
Secretary : Mr Han Kin Sew SPRING Singapore
Members : Mr Ch’ng Peng Soon (served till JTC Corporation
Oct 05)
: Mr Choy Kin Man PSB Corporation
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The Working Group appointed by the Technical Committee to assist in the preparation of this
standard comprises the following experts who contribute in their individual capacity:
Name
Convenors : Mr Ch’ng Peng Soon (served till Oct 05)
Mr Goh Chun Hee
Members : Er. Chong Kee Sen
Madam Eng Yew Hoon
Ms Lee Sui Fung
Mr Ma Ren Wei
Ms Tan Boon Teng
Mr Tan Yong Piu
Mr Lawrence Tang
Er. Tham Kwok Leong
Mr Yeo Boon Leng
The organisations in which the experts of the Working Group are involved are:
BJ Architects International
BlueScope Lysaght (Singapore) Pte Ltd
Building and Construction Authority
Engineers 9000 Pte Ltd
Fast Flow Siphonic Pte Ltd
Housing & Development Board
Institution of Engineers, Singapore
JTC Corporation
KL Tham Engineering Consultants
National Environment Agency
Public Utilities Board
Singapore Institute of Architects
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Contents
Page
Foreword 10
CLAUSES
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6.1.1 General 16
6.1.2 Flat roofs 16
6.1.3 Sloping and curved roofs 16
6.1.4 Vertical surfaces 16
6.2 Rate Of run-off 17
7 Hydraulic design of roof drainage 17
7.1 General principles 17
7.2 Standard method of design 17
7.3 Gutters 17
7.3.1 Gutter provision 17
7.3.2 Leaf cover for gutters 18
7.3.3 Minimum gradient 18
7.3.4 Type of gutters 18
7.3.5 Profile of gutters 18
7.3.6 Dimensions of gutters 18
7.4 Roof drainage design flowchart 19
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Section Five – Testing, commissioning and maintenance procedures for gravity and siphonic roof
drainage systems
ANNEXES
A Symbols 68
B Bibliography 70
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TABLES
FIGURES
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FLOWCHARTS
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Foreword
This Singapore Standard is prepared by the Technical Committee on Architectural Works under the
purview of the Building and Construction Standards Committee.
For prevention of mosquito breeding, roof gutters are not allowed for all new developments effective 1
November 2005 except for those where waiver has been obtained from the National Environment
Agency (NEA) in writing. In such cases the design of roof gutters shall comply with the requirements
as stipulated in this standard.
Additional guidelines for prevention of mosquito breeding have been incorporated to recognise the
public health risk posed by roof drainage system and to take the necessary steps at the design stage
to address the risk.
Factors relevant to the sizing of roof drainage channels under local rainstorm conditions and a method
for direct design are included. Equations developed empirically overseas are adopted and specific
systems for low and high-rise buildings were considered.
This standard is intended to serve as a guide for architects, engineers, builders and others
responsible for the design of drainage systems conveying rainwater from roofs to the point of
discharge into the surface drain.
This standard will be referred to in the National Productivity Quality Specification (NPQS) for the
preparation of building projects specifications.
In revising this standard, the latest British Standard Gravity Drainage Systems Inside Buildings – Part
3 : Roof drainage, layout and calculation (BS EN 12056-3:2000) was used as reference.
Acknowledgement is made for the use of information from the above reference and the valuable
contributions offered by the Meteorological Services Division, NEA.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this Singapore Standard may be the
subject of patent rights. Enterprise Singapore shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all of
such patent rights.
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1 Scope
This code specifies requirements for the drainage of surface water from roofs and walls and
recommends methods of designing gutters, gutter outlets and rainwater downpipes (see Section
Three).
Performance requirements for siphonic roof drainage systems are also outlined.
The code also gives guidance as to the choice of materials (see Section Two) in connection with fixing
and jointing the drainage systems (see Section Four). Section Five deals with inspection, testing and
maintenance. Section Six covers guidelines for design of gutters for the prevention of mosquito
breeding.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this standard. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
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