Design and production of stopper made of concrete foam composite used for open channel conduit cover and parking bumper

[摘要] Open channel conduit is designed and produced with the aims to reduce excess water, whether from rain, seepage, or excess irrigation water in an area. It is also included in one of the important components of urban infrastructure in tackling the problem of flooding and waterlogging. On the roadway, e.g. housing complex the open channel conduits should function the same, however conduit covers are needed. The covers should be also designed to function as parking bumper. This paper discusses the design and production of the stoppers using our newly invented materials; the stoppers are structurally tested under static, dynamic, and bump test. Response of the conduit cover are found from structural analysis using finite element software ANSYS MECHANICAL version 17.5. Two types of stoppers are introduced: flat and curvy configuration. It was obtained that both types are suitable for open channel conduit cover and parking bumper.

[发布机构] Impact and Fracture Research Center, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Kampus USU, Jl. Dr. Mansyur, Medan; 20155, Indonesia^1;Dept of Mechanical Engineering Study, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Kampus USU, Jl. Dr. Mansyur, Medan; 20155, Indonesia^2;Dept. of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Kampus USU, Jl. Dr. Mansyur, Medan; 20155, Indonesia^3;Dept. of Mech. Engr, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Kampus USU, Jl. Dr. Mansyur, Medan; 20155, Indonesia^4

[效力级别] 经济学

[关键词] Conduit cover;Excess waters;Finite element software;Foam composites;Irrigation waters;Oil palm empty fruit bunches (EFB);stopper;Urban infrastructure