Investigating the effectiveness of Water Hyacinth Fiber Mat for Soil Erosion Control

Joint Conference on Green Engineering Technology & Applied Computing 2019

工业技术（总论）;计算机科学

Chow, M.F.^1 ; Hashrim, H.^2 ; Chong, S.T.^3 ; Ng, Y.J.^4

Sustainable Technology and Environment Group (STEG), Institute of Energy Infrastructure (IEI), Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, Selangor, Kajang

43000, Malaysia^1

Department of Civil Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, Selangor, Kajang

43000, Malaysia^2

College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, Selangor, Kajang

43000, Malaysia^3

College of Computing and Informatics (CCI), Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, Selangor, Kajang

43000, Malaysia^4

关键词: Opening sizes;    Sediment yields;    Simulated rainfall;    Slope inclination;    Soil erosion controls;    Sustainable materials;    Water Hyacinth;    Water hyacinth fibers;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/551/1/012008/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/551/1/012008

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

The usage of natural fiber mat has created much attention especially in soil erosion control sector due to low cost and sustainable materials. This study investigated the effectiveness of natural fiber mat made from water hyacinth stems for soil erosion control. The water hyacinth fiber mat (WHFM) was fabricated with mesh opening size of 30 mm × 30mm and tested at 30 degree slope inclinations under simulated rainfall with constant intensity. Results revealed that soil with treatment (covered by WHFM) significantly decreased sediment yields and volumes, with average 78.74% reduction efficiency compared to untreated soil (bare soil).