Functional requirements of a drainage system

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1. What drainage is and why it is needed
2. Types of drainage systems
3. Functional requirements of a drainage system
4. Surface drainage
5. Storm water drainage
6. Subsurface drainage
7. Subsurface drainage layout patterns
8. Radial and herringbone layouts
9. Fan and grid layouts
10. Parallel and branching layouts
11. Modelling a subsurface drainage system
12. Importance of an efficient drainage system