Soil Erosion and Sediment Yield of a Sanitary Landfill Site - A Case Study

This research presents the results of a study on soil erosion rates and sediment yields of a proposed Level 4 Sanitary Landfill construction site located in Sibu, Sarawak. Assessments on potential soil erosion rates and sediment yields during pre-construction, construction and operation stages were...

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Main Authors: Oon, Y.W., Chin, N.J., Law, P.L
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 2011
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9421/
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author Oon, Y.W.
Chin, N.J.
Law, P.L
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description This research presents the results of a study on soil erosion rates and sediment yields of a proposed Level 4 Sanitary Landfill construction site located in Sibu, Sarawak. Assessments on potential soil erosion rates and sediment yields during pre-construction, construction and operation stages were carried out using the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) and Modified Universal Soil Loss Equation (MUSLE), respectively. It was found that soil erosion rates during construction and operation stages fell under “Moderately High” category, whereby highest sediment yield occurred during construction and operation stages. Comparative analysis on with and without Best Management Practices (BMPs) during construction stage demonstrated that BMPs could significantly reduce the rate of soil erosion, and this sediment yields.
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spelling unimas-94212015-11-04T06:37:39Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9421/ Soil Erosion and Sediment Yield of a Sanitary Landfill Site - A Case Study Oon, Y.W. Chin, N.J. Law, P.L TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) This research presents the results of a study on soil erosion rates and sediment yields of a proposed Level 4 Sanitary Landfill construction site located in Sibu, Sarawak. Assessments on potential soil erosion rates and sediment yields during pre-construction, construction and operation stages were carried out using the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) and Modified Universal Soil Loss Equation (MUSLE), respectively. It was found that soil erosion rates during construction and operation stages fell under “Moderately High” category, whereby highest sediment yield occurred during construction and operation stages. Comparative analysis on with and without Best Management Practices (BMPs) during construction stage demonstrated that BMPs could significantly reduce the rate of soil erosion, and this sediment yields. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 2011 Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9421/1/NO%2042%20%C2%A0Soil%20Erosion%20and%20Sediment%20Yield%20of%20a%20Sanitary%20Landfill%20Site%E2%80%93A%20Case%20Study%28abstract%29.pdf Oon, Y.W. and Chin, N.J. and Law, P.L (2011) Soil Erosion and Sediment Yield of a Sanitary Landfill Site - A Case Study. UNIMAS E-Journal of Civil Engineering, 2 (2).
spellingShingle TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Oon, Y.W.
Chin, N.J.
Law, P.L
Soil Erosion and Sediment Yield of a Sanitary Landfill Site - A Case Study
title Soil Erosion and Sediment Yield of a Sanitary Landfill Site - A Case Study
title_full Soil Erosion and Sediment Yield of a Sanitary Landfill Site - A Case Study
title_fullStr Soil Erosion and Sediment Yield of a Sanitary Landfill Site - A Case Study
title_full_unstemmed Soil Erosion and Sediment Yield of a Sanitary Landfill Site - A Case Study
title_short Soil Erosion and Sediment Yield of a Sanitary Landfill Site - A Case Study
title_sort soil erosion and sediment yield of a sanitary landfill site - a case study
topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9421/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9421/1/NO%2042%20%C2%A0Soil%20Erosion%20and%20Sediment%20Yield%20of%20a%20Sanitary%20Landfill%20Site%E2%80%93A%20Case%20Study%28abstract%29.pdf