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Minimum slope for drain pipes

Calculate the fall on a drain pipe from height difference and length, and check against NfA 1992's minimum fall of 3 ‰ (section 3.5). The fall is pure geometry of your own measurements; the pipe's own discharge capacity is not calculated here.

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