Diseño y verificación del dimensionamiento de redes de alcantarillado con la ayuda de software libre y programación : Desarrollo de una aplicación computacional básica para el dimensionamiento de una red de alcantarillado sanitario.

Abstract

The primary aim of this study was to develop a computational application named SanitSEWER v1.0 to determine the dimensions of components within a sanitary sewer system, using open-source software. The application was developed using the RStudio integrated development environment, which is built on the R programming language. The application developed for this study was constructed based on a straightforward programming logic. This logic began with essential information such as the locations of inspection manholes, terrain elevation data, study population, and contributing areas. Utilizing this information, the fundamental principles of sizing elements within a sanitary sewer network were employed to construct the core code of the application. This code was built through the implementation of functions that enable the input of initial data, subsequent calculations, and reporting of sizing dimensions for the components of a sanitary sewer system. To validate the application's functionality, two distinct sanitary sewer networks were generated. Using the functions developed in the code, the necessary calculations and corresponding dimensions were computed. The results achieved were deemed satisfactory as they conformed to national regulatory norms. Finally, a user manual was created to explain the operation of the developed application. Additionally, a video tutorial was produced demonstrating the sizing of a sanitary sewer network using SanitSEWER v1.0. The video link is included within the user manual.