i.idro DRAIN

i.idro are all products offering specific water-related performance (drainage and underwater applications).

i.idro DRAIN pervious concrete is a special type of concrete that is highly permeable and utilized for exterior concrete pavements.Main characteristics
i.idro DRAIN is one of the most environmentally sustainable products on the market today.
More nature, less pollution
i.idro DRAIN returns rain and stormwater to the ground thus replenishing aquifers and allowing water conveyance through special sub-service drain pipes. Unlike draining asphalt concrete pavements, i.idro DRAIN contains neither oils nor other polluting agents that might flow into nearby streams, lakes, rivers, or seas.
Better micro-climate, greater comfort
Exploiting albedo, i.e. the reflecting power of a light-coloured surface, combined with greater air circulation, i.idro DRAIN can help reduce the surface temperature by up to 30°C compared to asphalt pavements, thus ensuring greater urban comfort (heat island effects).


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Less risk, more safety
As compared to an asphalt pavement, i.idro DRAIN can resist fire and is specially suited for areas subject to fire hazards. i.idro DRAIN makes circulation for both pedestrians and vehicles safer as it lowers hydroplaning and ice-skidding risks by promoting stormwater flow and reducing runoff.

Less cost, longer life
i.idro DRAIN allows reducing cost of stormwater treatment as well as sewage system and pavement surface maintenance. In addition to keeping its aesthetic as well as physical and chemical properties unchanged over time, i.idro DRAIN can also prevent such commonly recurring surface deterioration phenomena as channels or ruts, corrugations and shoving.

More beautiful than ever
Pavements made with i.idro DRAIN can be customized by adding natural pigments that confer colour homogeneity to the mix
• Recycles stormwater
• Replenishes aquifers
• Improves urban climate
• Reduces pollution
• Improves tree health
• Enhances safety
• Facilitates project design
• Reduces cost

Main applications

• Sidewalks and pathways

• Cycle lanes
• Parking lots
• Low-volume roadways
• Walkways and alleys
• Pedestrian areas
• Rest areas
• Environmentally protected roads
• Areas subject to fire hazards

Drainage capacity

As demonstrated through comparative tests performed by the Politecnico di Milano, the excellent drainage capacity of i.idro DRAIN equals or even exceeds that of naturally-available loose materials like sand, clay and silt, and that of traditional water-draining asphalt pavements, too.

i.idro DRAIN’s drainage capacity varies as a function of the particle size distribution adopted for its formulation. The presence of voids, which may vary from 15% to 25%, ensures flow rates from 200 l/m2/min to over 1000 l/m2/min.

SPECIFICATIONS

Maximum size of the aggregate da 6 a 11 mm
28-days compressive strength (*) (UNI EN 12390-3) ≥ 10 Mpa
Fresh density > 1650 Kg/m3
Void percentage > 15% <25%
Drainage capacity (UNI 12697-40) 2,69* 10-2 m/s > 1000 mm/min Vers. Extra Large (XL) 5,78* 10-3 m/s > 300 mm/min Vers. Large (L)
Free surface area (draining) 25%
Flexural strength > 1 Mpa
Packaging 25-kg plastic bag
Color White or Gray

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DRAINING CAPACITY – REFERENCE CLASS – REFERENCE MATERIALS

Very high:                        > 1000 mm/min      –     Clean loose gravel Draining asphalt
High:                               > 200 mm/min         –    Fine sandy gravel
Low:                              > 50 mm/min           –     Sand
Very Low:                        < 10 mm/min          –     Silt and clave silt Asphalt

i.idro DRAIN: Technical sheet

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