Why Overflow Equations from AS3500.1 Should Not be Used to Design Box Gutter Systems

03 May Why Overflow Equations from AS3500.1 Should Not be Used to Design Box Gutter Systems

Some consultants have been using tank overflow formulas from AS3500.1 to design box gutter systems under AS3500.3. There are critical differences between both situations. This discussion paper by Associate Professor Terry Lucke of the AHSCA Research Foundation examines this situation and finds the practice unacceptable.