Physical Modelling of Floating Debris Boom

Rivers play a very important role as sources of water for human beings besides hosting and sustaining vital ecosystems. Pollution of rivers by solid waste is a problem faced by countries around the world and requires concerted efforts from research to management in order to address it. The purpose o...

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Main Authors:	Ngien, S. K., J. E., Tan, Akbari, Abolghasem, S. W., Ahmad
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2015
Subjects:	TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Online Access:	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/10565/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/10565/1/PHYSICAL%20MODELLING%20OF%20FLOATING%20DEBRIS%20BOOM.pdf

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spelling	ump-105652018-02-06T07:41:00Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/10565/ Physical Modelling of Floating Debris Boom Ngien, S. K. J. E., Tan Akbari, Abolghasem S. W., Ahmad TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Rivers play a very important role as sources of water for human beings besides hosting and sustaining vital ecosystems. Pollution of rivers by solid waste is a problem faced by countries around the world and requires concerted efforts from research to management in order to address it. The purpose of the work described in this article is to study the effectiveness of an experimental floating debris boom in retaining litter within an open rectangular channel. Two types of boom connections and three different boom materials were tested at five different flowrates under different combinations. The results indicated that hinged connection is stronger than drilled-hole connection in connecting the boom to the piers. Among the boom materials studied, Styrofoam proved to be the most effective in capturing the floating debris. In summary, floating debris booms made of Styrofoam and connected by hinged connection gave the best performance and are the most effective for capturing floating trash among the combinations tested. 2015 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/10565/1/PHYSICAL%20MODELLING%20OF%20FLOATING%20DEBRIS%20BOOM.pdf Ngien, S. K. and J. E., Tan and Akbari, Abolghasem and S. W., Ahmad (2015) Physical Modelling of Floating Debris Boom. In: 3rd International Conference on Water Resources, 24-25 Nov 2015 , Langkawi, Kedah. . (Unpublished)
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description	Rivers play a very important role as sources of water for human beings besides hosting and sustaining vital ecosystems. Pollution of rivers by solid waste is a problem faced by countries around the world and requires concerted efforts from research to management in order to address it. The purpose of the work described in this article is to study the effectiveness of an experimental floating debris boom in retaining litter within an open rectangular channel. Two types of boom connections and three different boom materials were tested at five different flowrates under different combinations. The results indicated that hinged connection is stronger than drilled-hole connection in connecting the boom to the piers. Among the boom materials studied, Styrofoam proved to be the most effective in capturing the floating debris. In summary, floating debris booms made of Styrofoam and connected by hinged connection gave the best performance and are the most effective for capturing floating trash among the combinations tested.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Ngien, S. K. J. E., Tan Akbari, Abolghasem S. W., Ahmad
author_facet	Ngien, S. K. J. E., Tan Akbari, Abolghasem S. W., Ahmad
author_sort	Ngien, S. K.
title	Physical Modelling of Floating Debris Boom
title_short	Physical Modelling of Floating Debris Boom
title_full	Physical Modelling of Floating Debris Boom
title_fullStr	Physical Modelling of Floating Debris Boom
title_full_unstemmed	Physical Modelling of Floating Debris Boom
title_sort	physical modelling of floating debris boom
publishDate	2015
url	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/10565/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/10565/1/PHYSICAL%20MODELLING%20OF%20FLOATING%20DEBRIS%20BOOM.pdf
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Physical Modelling of Floating Debris Boom

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