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The Impact of Providing Surface Cover on the Soil Loss and Water Discharge under the Moderate Rainfall Event

A nation’s development purely relies on the good road infrastructure which is necessary to promote the economic growth of the country. On the other side, the detrimental effects in the form of soil loss caused by its construction cannot be neglected. Roads, regardless of their small areal periphery...

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Main Authors:	Hussain Shah, Syed Muzzamil, Wan Yusof, Khamaruzaman, Mustaffa, Zahiraniza, Mustafa Hashim , Ahmad
Format:	Citation Index Journal
Published:	2013
Subjects:	TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
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spelling	my.utp.eprints.116072015-04-28T02:54:17Z The Impact of Providing Surface Cover on the Soil Loss and Water Discharge under the Moderate Rainfall Event Hussain Shah, Syed Muzzamil Wan Yusof, Khamaruzaman Mustaffa, Zahiraniza Mustafa Hashim , Ahmad TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering A nation’s development purely relies on the good road infrastructure which is necessary to promote the economic growth of the country. On the other side, the detrimental effects in the form of soil loss caused by its construction cannot be neglected. Roads, regardless of their small areal periphery are equally responsible to induce higher rates of erosion when compared with the agricultural lands. This study aimed to shelter the exposed soil surface once the gradients are constructed to mitigate undesirable siltation which raises water muddiness and worsens water carrying capacity of the stream channels. To cope with this issue a full scale field test was conducted on three plots which resembles the road embankments (~30°) provided with the different percentage of land covers i.e. Plot A (fully grass covered surface), Plot B (bare surface), and Plot C (50% of the grass covered surface). The soil loss examined was sandy loam. The sediment loss was observed manually at the catchment outlet of each plot whereas, the volume rate of water flow was observed in the designed bottom container. The runs were conducted for 2 hours under the simulated rainfall events of 52 mm hr-1. The impact of simulated rainfall on thensoil loss was nullified by Plot A, the soil loss was severe for Plot B, and Plot C showed preeminent results in restricting soil from flowing away. Whereas, the values of water discharge were found varying for all the plots at different time intervals which are further discussed in this paper. 2013 Citation Index Journal PeerReviewed application/pdf http://eprints.utp.edu.my/11607/1/8563-10761-1-PB.pdf Hussain Shah, Syed Muzzamil and Wan Yusof, Khamaruzaman and Mustaffa, Zahiraniza and Mustafa Hashim , Ahmad (2013) The Impact of Providing Surface Cover on the Soil Loss and Water Discharge under the Moderate Rainfall Event. [Citation Index Journal] http://eprints.utp.edu.my/11607/
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topic	TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
spellingShingle	TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering Hussain Shah, Syed Muzzamil Wan Yusof, Khamaruzaman Mustaffa, Zahiraniza Mustafa Hashim , Ahmad The Impact of Providing Surface Cover on the Soil Loss and Water Discharge under the Moderate Rainfall Event
description	A nation’s development purely relies on the good road infrastructure which is necessary to promote the economic growth of the country. On the other side, the detrimental effects in the form of soil loss caused by its construction cannot be neglected. Roads, regardless of their small areal periphery are equally responsible to induce higher rates of erosion when compared with the agricultural lands. This study aimed to shelter the exposed soil surface once the gradients are constructed to mitigate undesirable siltation which raises water muddiness and worsens water carrying capacity of the stream channels. To cope with this issue a full scale field test was conducted on three plots which resembles the road embankments (~30°) provided with the different percentage of land covers i.e. Plot A (fully grass covered surface), Plot B (bare surface), and Plot C (50% of the grass covered surface). The soil loss examined was sandy loam. The sediment loss was observed manually at the catchment outlet of each plot whereas, the volume rate of water flow was observed in the designed bottom container. The runs were conducted for 2 hours under the simulated rainfall events of 52 mm hr-1. The impact of simulated rainfall on thensoil loss was nullified by Plot A, the soil loss was severe for Plot B, and Plot C showed preeminent results in restricting soil from flowing away. Whereas, the values of water discharge were found varying for all the plots at different time intervals which are further discussed in this paper.
format	Citation Index Journal
author	Hussain Shah, Syed Muzzamil Wan Yusof, Khamaruzaman Mustaffa, Zahiraniza Mustafa Hashim , Ahmad
author_facet	Hussain Shah, Syed Muzzamil Wan Yusof, Khamaruzaman Mustaffa, Zahiraniza Mustafa Hashim , Ahmad
author_sort	Hussain Shah, Syed Muzzamil
title	The Impact of Providing Surface Cover on the Soil Loss and Water Discharge under the Moderate Rainfall Event
title_short	The Impact of Providing Surface Cover on the Soil Loss and Water Discharge under the Moderate Rainfall Event
title_full	The Impact of Providing Surface Cover on the Soil Loss and Water Discharge under the Moderate Rainfall Event
title_fullStr	The Impact of Providing Surface Cover on the Soil Loss and Water Discharge under the Moderate Rainfall Event
title_full_unstemmed	The Impact of Providing Surface Cover on the Soil Loss and Water Discharge under the Moderate Rainfall Event
title_sort	impact of providing surface cover on the soil loss and water discharge under the moderate rainfall event
publishDate	2013
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The Impact of Providing Surface Cover on the Soil Loss and Water Discharge under the Moderate Rainfall Event

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