Evaluation of the Impact of Green Roof Implementation on Urban Sewer System Sizing

Belen Shakira Tapia Montero; Daysi Gabriela Barros Tuapante; Maria Gabriela Soria Pugo

doi:10.29166/ingenio.v8i1.7140

Evaluation of the Impact of Green Roof Implementation on Urban Sewer System Sizing

Título traducido de la contribución: Evaluación del Impacto de la Implementación de Techos Verdes en el Dimensionamiento del Sistema de Alcantarillado Urbano

Belen Shakira Tapia Montero
, Daysi Gabriela Barros Tuapante
, Maria Gabriela Soria Pugo

Grupo de Investigación de la Carrera de Ingeniería Civil (GICIV)

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Este artículo analiza el impacto de implementar techos verdes en cubiertas inaccesibles en la urbanización Ecovilla Challuabamba, Cuenca, Ecuador. Mediante el uso del programa SWMM, se comparó el sistema de alcantarillado convencional con uno que incorpora techos verdes, evaluando tormentas de diseño con periodos de retorno de 2 a 50 años. Para estimar la escorrentía, se utilizaron modelos como el Número de Curva, Horton y Green AMPT, considerando variables como clima, sustrato y pendiente. Los resultados muestran que los techos verdes reducen el caudal pico en un 44.5%, el calado en un 6.9% y la velocidad en un 38.1%, según el modelo de Número de Curva. Estos hallazgos sugieren que los techos verdes pueden mitigar inundaciones al disminuir la escorrentía superficial y permitir reducir el tamaño de las tuberías, destacando su potencial para aumentar la resiliencia urbana y promover la sostenibilidad en el desarrollo urbano.

Título traducido de la contribución	Evaluación del Impacto de la Implementación de Techos Verdes en el Dimensionamiento del Sistema de Alcantarillado Urbano
Idioma original	Inglés estadounidense
Páginas (desde-hasta)	91-101
Número de páginas	11
Publicación	Revista Ingenio
Volumen	8
N.º	8
DOI	https://doi.org/10.29166/ingenio.v8i1.7140
Estado	Publicada - 3 ene. 2025

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Este resultado contribuye a los siguientes Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible

ODS 11: Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles

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Extensive green roofs
Green roofs
Runoff
SWMM software
Sewage systems
Sustainability

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