Environmentally friendly biopositive design protection of water intake facilities’ urban water management systems

Abstract

The article presents structural and technological solutions in the revision of the constructive paradigm that has been in effect for many decades, associated with the use of traditional structural materials (metal, concrete, reinforced concrete) in the creation of various types of protective devices for water intakes of urban water management systems. The paper notes that the currently existing various types of water intake structures made of traditional materials do not meet modern requirements for environmental acceptability indicators and, accordingly, cannot provide the necessary environmental safety. As a result of the conducted research, an environmentally safe bio positive design for protecting the water intake structure of urban water management systems in the form of a soft floating structure made of high-strength synthetic fabric materials, is proposed. Calculations of structural elements of a soft surfaced structure are given.