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A study of hexagonal modular cell as channel bed for open channel

A study of hexagonal modular cell as channel bed for open channel / Muhammad Kashfy Zainalfikry
Pengukuhan tanah menggunakan geosintetik adalah salah satu cara untuk meningkatkan kekuatan tanah. Ianya telah diaplikasikan di banyak negara dalam asas turapan dan kerja-kerka kestabilan cerun. Tanah yang dipasang dengan geosintetik telah terbukti mempunyai kekuatan galas dan rintangan terhadap hakisan yang lebih baik. Oleh sebab saluran terbuka tanah terdedah kepada masalah hakisan, kajian ini mencadangkan penggunaan geosintetik baharu yang direka bentuk oleh Institut Penyelidikan Hidraulik Kebangsaan Malaysia (NAHRIM), iaitu sel modular hexagon, sebagai pengukuh dasar saluran yang boleh meningkatkan kekuatan dan kestabilan dasar saluran sekali gus mengurangkan kesan hakisan. Satu kerja makmal telah dijalankan bertujuan untuk menentukan pekali kekasaran Manning bagi sel modular hexagon. Geosintetik ini telah diuji dengan kajian model hidraulik menggunakan flum. Dalam eksperimen ini, dua jenis bahan sebagai dasar saluran digunakan iaitu pasir dan kelikir. Kedalaman dan kadar alir air dikawal dalam ujian ini. Kesan daripada perbezaan cerun flum juga turut diambil kira dalam ujian ini. Untuk memeriksa ciri hidraulik alir saluran dengan perbezaan bentuk geometri sel, eksperimen ini dijalankan menggunakan sel modular hexagonal berdinding sisi dan tidak berdinding sisi. Keputusan eksperimen menunjukkan pekali kekasaran Manning bagi sel modular hexagon (n = 0.0281-0.0469) adalah lebih besar berbanding dasar saluran konkrit licin (n = 0.013) tetapi lebih kecil berbanding dasar saluran sungai semula jadi (n = 0.05). Hasil kajian juga menunjukkan pekali kekasaran Manning bagi sel modular hexagonal adalah berkadar songsang dengan kadar alir serta menunjukkan peningkatan dengan peningkatan cerun. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ground improvement using geosynthetic is one of the method used to increase the ground strength. It has been applied in many countries for pavement foundation and slope stability works. The geosynthetic-installed ground is proven to have better bearing strength and resistance towards erosion. Since earthen open channel bed exposed to erosion problem, this study proposed the application newly designed geosynthetic by National Hydraulic Research Institute of Malaysia (NAHRIM), namely Hexagonal modular cell, as channel bed which will improve the channel bed strength and stability, thus, reduce the erosion effect. A laboratory work was conducted in the aim to determine the Manning’s roughness coefficient of the hexagonal modular cell. The geosynthetic was tested by hydraulic model experiments using Flume. In this experiment, two types of channel bed material of sand and aggregates were set up. The water depths and discharges were controlled in the tests. Effect of different slopes was also taken into account. To check the hydraulic characteristic of the channel flow with different geometric shape properties of the cell, tests were conducted using hexagonal modular with and without side wall. The experimental results show that the Manning’s roughness coefficient of the hexagonal modular sel (n = 0.0281-0.0469) are greater than the smooth concrete channel bed (n = 0.013) and smaller than the natural bed stream (n = 0.05). The results also indicate that the Manning’s roughness coefficients of the Hexagonal modular cell are in inverse proportion of the discharges and increase with an increase in the slope.
Contributor(s):
Muhammad Kashfy Zainalfikry - Author
Primary Item Type:
Final Year Project
Identifiers:
Accession Number : 875006514
Language:
English
Subject Keywords:
Ground improvement; geosynthetic; better bearing strength
First presented to the public:
6/1/2016
Original Publication Date:
5/25/2018
Previously Published By:
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Place Of Publication:
School of Civil Engineering
Citation:
Extents:
Number of Pages - 80
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Date Deposited
2018-05-25 10:28:56.655
Date Last Updated
2020-06-09 14:51:01.11
Submitter:
Mohd Jasnizam Mohd Salleh

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