Potential of flush gate for sediment control in open drain

What is it about?

This article explore the potential of using a self-automated flush gate to generate flush to clean drain/sewer of sedimentation. The article first describe the design of the flush gate and followed by the installation and monitoring of the gate in a concrete drain of a commercial area under tropical climate. The findings of the monitoring such as the sediment profile reduction, problems encountered on-site due to the gate installation as well as guidelines for the gate installation were also presented in this article.

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Why is it important?

We define the consideration and guidelines for the design of a flush gate in open drain under tropical climate which can be considered a novelty since the literature is still lacking in this matter. The potential of using a flush gate for sediment control in drain under tropical climate was also assessed in this article.

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