Fildrain Type 5, 6, 7 & 10 Highway Edge Fin Drains

Fildrain drainage geocompsoite for high edge drainage

Fildrain has a unique drainage core that collects and channels water from the road to a carrier pipe for transportation to a suitable discharge point.

Fildrain drainage geocomposites are a cost effective alternative to traditional stone drainage for highway edge drains and concrete central reservation drainage. The geocomposite collects and channels liquids and gases to a carrier pipe for transportation to a suitable discharge point along the highway.

Applications

Edge of carriageway fin drain drainage system to DFT figure F18
Drainage to concrete channels to DFT HCD figure F21
French drains
Combined surface and sub-surface drainage

Benefits

BBA HAPAS Approved
High water flows compared to traditional drainage stone
Space saving, narrow trench requirement
Re-use of site won excavated material
Reduction or elimination of drainage stone & haulage requirements

Fildrain fin drains provides a very high flow capacity, many times that of traditional crushed stone (specific data is available). This is due to the unique open structure created by the dimpled construction which allows unhindered water flow.

ABG Fildrain fin drain geocomposites for highway edge and central reservation concrete channel drains channels road surface water to a discharge drainage pipe, providing an ideal alternative for ‘traditional’ stone narrow filter drains and construction, saving time and money on highway and railway construction projects.

The Fildrain Types range is designed in accordance with the Department for Transport Volume 1 - Specification for Highways Works Series 500, and are fin drains as defined in the Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Work (MCHW) Volume 3 Drawing nos. F18 and F21. They also conform to the Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) Specification for Road Works Series 500.

Typical Client Profile:

Higways Contractors
Highway Engineers
Rail Engineers

Fildrain Type 6

ABG Fildrain Type 6 highway edge fin drain provides vertical drainage on both sides whilst acting as a barrier protecting the sub-base from inundation from the road verge. Fildrain Type 6 fin drain system is a double cuspated drainage geocomposite fully wrapped with a filter geotextile with an integral pipe sleave. The Fildrain geocomposite is laid alongside the trench, threaded with perforated pipe, dropped into a narrow trench and backfilled by pushing and compacting the excavated soil back into the trench adjacent to the drain. The surface is then covered with soil or a shallow apron of stone.

ABG Fildrain 7DWP Fin Drain geocomposite terminating around a slotted drainage pipe

Fildrain Type 10

The ABG Fildrain Type 10 fin drain, a BBA certified system, is designed for highway concrete channel drainage. Benefits of Type 10 fin drain include the strong but flexible HDPE cuspated core creating a regulated surface which creates a keying effect to the concrete to aid slip forming. The well bonded geotextile and dimpled surface gives a high friction surface to the underside.

The ABG Fildrain Type 10 is compatible with the ABG Fildrain Type 6 highway edge fin drain on one side of the channel and allows the choice of the two alternative corner details as illustrated in HCD F21, as shown below.

ABG Fildrain Type 10 fin drain geocomposite is used for highway linear drainage applications

Concrete can be cast into the back of the Fildrain Type 10 Drainage Geocomposite. View an installation video below:

Fildrain Type 7

The ABG Fildrain Type 7 fin drain is a BBA certified highway edge findrain system that incorporates a pipe with a sealed invert that is ideal when large volumes of surface water are to be collected. Fildrain Type 7 fin drain is supplied with de-stressed and slotted 6m twin wall pipe.

Fildrain Type 5

The ABG Fildrain Type 5 is a BBA certified fin drain system, designed for highway edge drains. The Fildrain Type 5 Fin Drain geocomposite strip allows the excavated material to be simply backfilled into the trench and requires no import of clean aggregate. At the end of each run, a Fildrain fitting is used to connect to the outfall pipe. Type 5 highway edge fin drain draiange system is low cost system with low embedded carbon which is suitable for mechanical installation.

ABG Fildrain Type 12SW Fin Drain geocomposite

ABG Fildrain Fin Drain installation for highway edge drainage

ABG Fildrain highways concrete channel drainage geocomposite

Case Studies / Recent Projects:

ABG Fildrain Geocomposite for Findrain highway drainage applications have provided solutions on the following projects:

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Associated System Products

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DfT Edge of Pavement Drains (Fin Drains and Narrow Filter Drains) - Drawing F18 (Highways Construction Manual)

Highway Fin Drains from the DfT Highways Construction Manual

Click for DfT Design Guide for Fin Drains Type 5, Type 6 and Type 7 from SHW Drawing F18

Click for DfT Design Guide for Fin Drain Type 10 SHW Drawing F21

NRA Edge of Pavement Drains (Fin Drains and Narrow Filter Drains) - Drawing RCD/500/40

Raod filter drains from the NRA Road Construction Detail - Drawing RCD500/40l

Click for NRA Design Guide for Fin Drains Type 5, Type 6 and Type 7 from Drawing RCD/500/40

Highway Edge Drainage - Carbon Footprint Saving

The use of ABG's Fildrain Highway Edge Fin Drain Drainage Geocomposites can save up to 74% on the carbon footprint compared with traditional granular soil drainage methods:

Click to read the full carbon footprint assessment