Curb Gutter Pan

The drainage patterns in most parking lots are engineered using the gutter pans of the curb and gutter as flow lines.

Curb gutter pan.

Curb is a short wall installed to hold the pavement from the sides and act as a barrier between yard and street. Usually curb and gutter are constructed together at a site. In most cases the height of the curb ramp across the gutter pan will be minimal two inches or less but the side slopes of this extension should be tapered out at a minimum slope of three horizontal to one vertical. They keep rain and melting snow on the street and flowing toward sewers and collection points and define allowable driving surfaces to better protect pedestrians especially children.

Gutters and curbs are responsible for more on your property than you might think. If the standard cdot curb and gutter template is used at curb ramps the requirement for a 5 maximum counter slope at the bottom of the curb ramp will not be met. This is determined by allowing a 8 33 ramp slope and a 5 gutter counter slope. Types i 6 i 8 ii 24 gutter pan iii 6 iii 8 ac dike and traffic bars curb type ii 12 gutter pan and gutter transition gutter transition detail sheet not used mountable curb for fire truck access only valley gutter at street intersection type iv 6 and iv 8 deep vertical curb street monument and monument box.

It is abutted with a gutter which is a flat concrete slab that drains out water away from the yard. Concrete can be placed much more precisely than asphalt can giving even fairly flat lots the ability to drain. Curb and gutter is the first part of the parking lot to be installed and is done to a strict tolerance. Curb and gutter is a type of curb with a gutter pan which is commonly referred to on all blueprints as curb and gutter.