Polymer panels for walkway and paving

A walkway for mitigating surface water runoff, the walkway comprising:

• a pre-conditioned ground, the pre-conditioned ground serving as a base where a walkway module is to be secured onto, wherein the pre-conditioned ground is a well-graded soil;
• and
• a walkway module, the walkway module secured to the pre-conditioned ground,
• wherein the walkway module comprises:
• an upper panel, the upper panel being substantially rectangular and comprising a plurality of perforations;
• a lower panel, the lower panel having dimensions substantially similar to the upper panel and placed vertically above and in parallel with the upper panel, where the lower panel is free of perforations;
• and
• a plurality of spacers, the plurality of spacers positioned between the upper panel and the lower panel such that a hollow space is defined,
• wherein surface water exterior of the walkway model permeates through the plurality of perforations and occupies the hollow space, where the perforations extend from a top surface to a bottom surface of the upper panel and are in fluid communication with the hollow space,
• wherein the plurality of spacers is positioned parallel to a longitudinal direction of the walkway module such that water flow is not obstructed during the surface water runoff,
• wherein the walkway module further comprises one or more side panels, the one or more side panels placed on any of four outermost sides of the walkway module, oriented perpendicular to the upper panel and the lower panel and extending from the upper panel to the lower panel, and
• wherein the walkway module comprises a polymer selected from the group consisting of:
• polypropylene, polyethylene, polycarbonate, polyurethane, ethylene-vinyl acetate, and combinations of the same.

A method for constructing a walkway for mitigating surface water runoff, the method comprising the steps of:

• conditioning a ground serving as a base where a walkway module is to be secured, wherein the ground is a well-graded soil;
• and
• securing the walkway module to the ground with an anchor that extends from a top surface of an upper panel past a bottom surface of a lower panel,
• wherein the walkway module comprises:
• the upper panel, the upper panel being substantially rectangular and comprising a plurality of perforations;
• the lower panel, the lower panel having dimensions substantially similar to the upper panel and placed vertically above and in parallel with the upper panel;
• and
• a plurality of spacers, the plurality of spacers positioned between the upper panel and the lower panel such that a hollow space is defined,
• wherein the perforations extend from the top surface to a bottom surface of the upper panel and are in fluid communication with the hollow space so that surface water exterior of the walkway model permeates through the plurality of perforations and occupies the hollow space,
• wherein the plurality of spacers is positioned parallel to a longitudinal direction of the walkway module such that water flow is not obstructed during the surface water runoff,
• wherein the upper panel is molded monolithically with one or more of the lower panel and the plurality of spacers such that the walkway module forms a single piece.