Manhole Benching

Many municipalities choose to use a half bench design in their manhole construction and rehabilitation projects.
Manhole benching. Benching should be self cleansing and formed. Manhole benching is the sand and cement haunching that sits between the manhole walls and the channel pipes it is there to stop rats from leaving the system and to stop the splashing of waste and water from incoming branch lines as this causes waste to build up in the manhole leading to blockages. Metering manholes from an upfront material cost standpoint aren t cheap.
The horizontal benches in this design extend from the semi circular channel and into the manhole interior wall. Although the manhole depicted is brick built the same principles apply to pcc section manholes. Manhole benching is the sand and cement haunching that sits between the manhole walls and the channel pipes.
With high strength concrete at a gradient of between 1 10 1 30. Why it s important to pour a bench in a metering manhole. The reason for this is to stop rats from leaving the system and to stop wastewater and water from splashing from incoming branch lines.
Benching influences the hydraulic flow through the manhole during sanitary sewer and drainage events. Benching buddy offers the most durable long term concrete repair. The cost of preparing a half bench is less than that of the full bench design.
This idealised manhole is shown to illustrate how the channels and benching appear. Manhole benching is the sand and cement haunching that sits between the manhole walls and the channel pipes it is there to stop rats from leaving the system and to stop the splashing of waste and water from incoming branch lines as this causes waste to build up in the manhole leading to blockages. While no one would argue that metering manholes don t provide substantial benefit to their users part of what you are paying for is a unit that is ready for immediate installation and use.
Manhole s channelling grano benching for drainage gang at mc phillips civil engineering from 2015 2017 by david macefield. The product has a wide range or applications and can be used in repairing concrete floors and walls wet walls cluverts driveways manholes and garage floors etc. Vertically from the edge of the channel to at least the crown of the pipe.