A British company has developed asphalt that absorbs water and can prevent eg severe rainfall leads to flooding.
The asphalt has a surface which transmits water. Directly below is a drainage system consisting of pebbles and stones. Via this system ends up in the ground water the water tank, from which it can subsequently be drawn in order to obtain drinking water or, for example, fire extinguishing water.
Rainfall
The asphalt can absorb an average of 600 liters of water per minute per square meter and of great value in areas where it rains for example, regularly very hard. Often in such situations houses flooded by the rainwater on the street can not go anywhere else. When the asphalt street rainwater 'drink' can prevent extensive damage be.
Cool down
Another advantage is that the asphalt is not as fast as it will be very hot. When a period is characterized by high rainfall and high temperatures, the water that sits beneath the asphalt, evaporate and do cool off the asphalt.
Highlights
Asphalt which bore water has existed for some time. Only it was never really able to withstand the enormous pressure of heavy vehicles. But there is now so change came in. The following video from Tech Insider leaves the tarmac in action. In about one minute to get the asphalt stow 4000 liters of water.
Link of video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWiq0NbJmaw
Whether we will see fast asphalt in the Netherlands? Probably not. The asphalt can be namely used only in areas where it does not freeze. When the asphalt absorbs water and it starts freezing then move the absorbed water, which can damage the asphalt.
The asphalt has a surface which transmits water. Directly below is a drainage system consisting of pebbles and stones. Via this system ends up in the ground water the water tank, from which it can subsequently be drawn in order to obtain drinking water or, for example, fire extinguishing water.
Rainfall
The asphalt can absorb an average of 600 liters of water per minute per square meter and of great value in areas where it rains for example, regularly very hard. Often in such situations houses flooded by the rainwater on the street can not go anywhere else. When the asphalt street rainwater 'drink' can prevent extensive damage be.
Cool down
Another advantage is that the asphalt is not as fast as it will be very hot. When a period is characterized by high rainfall and high temperatures, the water that sits beneath the asphalt, evaporate and do cool off the asphalt.
Highlights
Asphalt which bore water has existed for some time. Only it was never really able to withstand the enormous pressure of heavy vehicles. But there is now so change came in. The following video from Tech Insider leaves the tarmac in action. In about one minute to get the asphalt stow 4000 liters of water.
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| Tech Spider: No more floods due to new asphalt |
Link of video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWiq0NbJmaw
Whether we will see fast asphalt in the Netherlands? Probably not. The asphalt can be namely used only in areas where it does not freeze. When the asphalt absorbs water and it starts freezing then move the absorbed water, which can damage the asphalt.
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