Declogging of storm drain using a modified bucket scraper

• Main Authors: De los Santos, Jean-Paul C., Tan, Oliver C., Uypeckuat, Aylmer Donald T.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1994
• Subjects: Buckets (Excavating machinery); Storm sewers; Scrapers (Earthmoving machinery); Sewer-pipe; Flood control; Water diversion; xx1 Excavating machinery; xx3 Earthmoving machinery; Civil Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/6441
• Institution: De La Salle University

A cylindrical shaped bucket scraper is proposed to collect waste inside storm drain pipes to reduce clogging. Experiments were made to check if more volume can be obtained by the proposed scraper over the conventional one. Based on the results, more waste could be obtained using the cylinder-shaped...