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Weep Hole

bridge.drainage_protection_system.weep_hole

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Definition

Opening relieving water pressure behind a retaining wall or abutment.

Class kind: component
Abstract: no
Depth: 2
Origin: reference source
Ontology: engineering-reference-book.bridge v1.0.0
Aliases: Drainage Hole
Abbreviations: —
Last changed: 7/27/2026, 2:50:05 PM

Identification

Positive labels: Weep Hole, Drainage Hole
Negative labels: —
Visual features: drainage symbol or channel/pipe geometry
Min identity clues: 2

Evidence

Preferred views: plan, section, detail, drainage_schedule
Evidence types: view, detail, schedule, note, dimension, level, section_callout
Source trace required: yes

Measurements (3)

Name	Symbol	Unit	Required
Instance Count	`N`	count	required
Drain Diameter	`D_drain`	mm	required
Spacing	`S`	m/mm	required

Relationships (2)

drainsbridge.superstructure
discharges_tobridge.drainage_protection_system

BOQ items (1)

Item code	Formula	Result	Unit
`bridge.drainage.weep_hole.quantity`	`N`	count	count

Validation

Blocking if missing: yes
Human review allowed: yes

no_evidence_no_number
retain_document_page_bbox_and_evidence_id
do_not_mix_drawing_revisions
do_not_average_conflicting_values
prefer_explicit_labels_over_shape_only
match_plan_elevation_and_section_when_applicable

Provenance

Basis: engineering_reference
Project values included: no

Children (0)

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