title: Settlement as a driver for sewer rehabilitation.
abstract: This paper assesses the influence of (differential) settlement on sewer system functioning. Based on historical data of the vertical position of sewer invert levels, tilt measurements and in-sewer inspection videos, settlement and settlement related influences are analyzed for a case study area in Amsterdam. The average settlement rate of this system was 4 mm/year. Given this settlement rate, it is shown that settlement significantly influences sewer system functioning within the lifetime of a sewer (system).
authors.affiliation: Department of Watermanagement, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5048, NL-2600 GA, Delft, The Netherlands. j.dirksen@tudelft.nl
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dirksen
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Baars
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Langeveld
authors.forename: F H L R
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Clemens
mesh_terms: D009426:Netherlands; D012722:Sewage
chemical_list: D012722:Sewage