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Case Study

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Flemington Drainage

Of New Track

The Problem


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Flemington Racecourse is a major racing venue in

Melbourne, the track due to it’s surface condition

needed a new surface, and with this a complete

new drainage system to handle Melbourne’s

downpours and alleviate the issues of the past

Requirements


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• Material to be non leaching material

• Connect to standard pipe fittings

• Pipe to be 225mm Stormwater

• Meet AS1477 Pipe Standards

• Meet a specific open area to suit track conditions

• To be slotted to the required drawings

• To be SWJ (Solvent Weld Joint)

Solution


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• The solution was to use 225mm Standard

Stormwater Pipe.

• The Pipe used by Deps was Manufactured to Australian

Standard (AS)1477.

• Slot pattern machined was, 4mm wide slots by 4 rows

with a Vertical Slot

• The above specification allowed the collection of water

from the surface at the rate required.

Deps Answer


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• To use Australian Pipe Manufactured to AS1477

• The slotted pipe was machines on one our

automated slotters to the required pattern

specifications


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• Due to the large quantities and a specific delivery

time required a split shift was used to machine the

pipe.

• The Pipes once machined and inspected where

packed in crates and when a truck load was ready,

it would be delivered directly to Flemington.

Deps Answer


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• Find other suppliers in Australia

• Use standard slotted drain pipe that would not

meet the specifications.

• Use Imported cheap pipe.

• Slot pattern by using hand tools. Thus having

inconsistent slot width and patterns.

• The above method cannot guarantee open area or

drainage are meet.

Alternatives

The End Result


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After the successful installation of the drainage system

and new surface, Terry Watson Quote “After all the

rain we had last Saturday until Monday, but the new

drainage system on the resurfaced track has seen the

course recover more quickly than most fans would

imagine”

Even top British Jockey Darryl Holland stated “..after

all the rain the track was surprisingly good”

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