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Investigating Soil Erosion Due to Defective Sewer
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: Received: 22 September 2021 / Approved: 23 September 2021 / Online: 23 September 2021 (13:07:12 CEST)
How to cite: Sakib, S.M.N. Investigating Soil Erosion Due to Defective Sewer. Preprints 2021, 2021090410. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202109.0410.v1 Sakib, S.M.N. Investigating Soil Erosion Due to Defective Sewer. Preprints 2021, 2021090410. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202109.0410.v1
Abstract
Cases of road cave-ins have been reportedly increasing globally and reports have associated this phenomenon to underground soil erosion due to defective sewer pipes. As the sewer pipes age, they may develop some defects which may lead to cracks and crevices that will lead to infiltration of the soils surrounding the pipe into the pipe, leading to the formation of cavities around the pipe. Therefore, this study investigated the factors behind the causes of underground soil erosion due to defective sewer pipes and proffered solutions for combating underground soil erosion due to defective sewer pipes. The study objective included; (a) establishing how the soil particle sizes affect the internal soil erosion due to defective sewer pipes, (b) determination of the effect of defect sizes on the internal soil erosion due to defective sewer pipes, (c) establishing the effect of the embedment material used on the internal soil erosion due to defective sewer pipes, (d) investigation of the type of soil erosion mechanism in the presence of a buried sewer pipe defect caused by the groundwater infiltration process. The methodology of the study involved reviewing and analyzing secondary qualitative and quantitative data. The findings established that the defect size of the pipe, the type and characteristics of the soil and the type of embedment materials used affected erosion of soil around a defective sewer pipe.
Keywords
Soil erosion; Defective sewer; soil science; soil engineering; soil
Subject
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Soil Science
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