DESIGN OF TRASH TRAP SYSTEM IN TANDUYAN RIVER, BARANGAY

TANDUYAN, AJUY, ILOILO

A Research Paper

Presented to

The Faculty of the Civil Engineering Department

Western Institute of Technology

La Paz, Iloilo City

In Partial Fulfillment

Of the Requirements for the Course

CE 433– Research

Armachuelo, Kim L.

Villanueva, Rowem T.

Catapan, Conie P.

Kapaw-an, Jan Reggie B.

Orario, Riva Joy Y.

 CHAPTER 4

Results and Discussions

This chapter presents the data gathered, the results of the statistical analysis done and

interpretation of findings. These are presented in tables and figures following the sequence of the specific

research objectives regarding the Design of Trash Trap System in Tanduyan River, Brgy. Tanduyan,

Ajuy, Iloilo.

4.1 Calculation of Stream Flow Discharge

Stream flow, or discharge, is the volume of water that moves over a designated point over a fixed

period of time. It is often expressed as cubic meter per second (m3/sec). The flow of a stream is directly

related to the amount of water moving off the watershed into the stream channel. It is affected by weather,

increasing during rainstorms and decreasing during dry periods. It also changes during different seasons

of the year, decreasing during the summer months when evaporation rates are high and shoreline

vegetation is actively growing and removing water from the ground. (EPA, 2012)

The result of calculations presented on tables and figures indicates the three classifications of

Stream Flow Discharge labelled as No Flood with Less Trash shown on Table 1 & Figure 1; No Flood but

Lots of Trashes shown on Table 2 & Figure 2; and Has Flood with Lots of Trashes shown in Table 3 &

Figure 3. Each table consists of seven columns that include the Distance from P.I. (meters), Depth of

Water (meters), Width (meters), Time (seconds), Velocity for Each Section (m/s), Area for Each Section

(m2/sec), and Discharge for Each Section (m3/sec), respectively. Meanwhile, the row indicates the Total

Stream Velocity (m/sec) and Overall Stream Flow (m3/sec). On the other hand, each figure demonstrates
the width (meters) and depth (meters) of Tanduyan River that are subjected to changes as of the factors:

No Flood with Less Trash, No Flood but Lots of Trashes, and Has Flood with Lots of Trashes.
 Upon the presented Calculation of Stream Flow Discharge, the Table 1, No Flood with Less

Trash, has obtained the Total Stream Velocity of 1.44 m/s with an Overall Stream Flow of 1.38 m3/sec.

Meanwhile the maximum depth of Tanduyan River reaches only at 0.30 meter, while the Width of the

river bank from one end to another is 5.5 meters.

On the other hand, on the Table 2, No Flood but Lots of Trashes, has obtained the Total

Stream Velocity of 5.63 m/s with an Overall Stream Flow of 45.95 m3/sec. Meanwhile, the maximum

depth of Tanduyan River reaches 1.60 meter, while the Width of the river bank from one end to another is

10.7 meters.

For the Table 3, Has Flood with Lots of Trashes, obtained the Total Stream Velocity of 8.13

m/s with an Overall Stream Flow of 93.14 m3/sec. Meanwhile, the maximum depth of Tanduyan River

reaches 1.8 meter, while the Width of the river bank from one end to another is 15.7 meters.

As of the result from the Calculation of Stream Flow Discharge, the Table 1, No Flood with

Less Trash, has the lowest Total Stream Velocity and Overall Stream Flow with 1.44 m/s and 1.38

m3/sec, respectively. Meanwhile the Table 3, Has Flood with Lots of Trashes, has the highest Total

Stream Velocity and Overall Stream Flow with 8.13 m/s and 93.14 m3/sec.

Therefore, it is concluded that the stream flow of the river is strong enough to carry trashes

from upstream to downstream that may cause blockage to the river bridge, if trashes are accumulated,

whereas it will be a factor of flooding to the river especially when there is a presence of storm water.

Consequently, the higher the stream flow velocity, the more trashes it could carry downstream. As such,

the Table 3, Has Flood with Lots of Trashes, can carry large amount of trashes such as household wastes

and organic wastes like plastic wares, bamboo, logs, leaves and coconut shells. In conclusion, the need of

Trash Trap System is a must to mitigate the risk of floods and trashes to the river.
4.2 Hydrological Data

Tanduyan, Ajuy, Iloilo which is shown in the Groundwater Availability Map has a fairly

extensive and productive aquifers that has an average annual potential recharge of 0.3 ot 0.8 meters;

greater near influent rivers; with known production well yields mostly about 20 L/s but as high as 60 L/s

in some sites. It also has moderate to high permeability. Quaternary thick unconsolidated sand and gravel

in flood plains, alluvial fans and terrace deposits. Pilocene, Pleistocene and recent Pyroclastics dominated

by tuffs with ash and cinder, deposits mostly at the oprons at volcanic centers. Strong springs reported.

Pliocene and Pleistocene sediments, both marine and terrestrial; includes water-laid pyroclastics and

localized terrace deposits. Ajuy also has local groundwater regions undertain by impermeable rocks

generally without significant groundwater, except in residuum, sufficiently leached and/or fractured zone

which is classified into two.

A.) Rocks with Limited Potential, Low to Moderate Permeability.

Quaternary lava flows, mostly andesite and basalt. Groundwater for domestic purposes locally

obtainable in sufficiently fractured zones. Upper Oligocene to Middle Miocene sediments and volcanics,

fairly to hard consolidated sandstone (mostly wacke), shale, conglomerate. Has moderately to sleepy

folded and marine andesitic - basaltic lavas and pyroclastics Paleocene to Oligocene sediments volcanics,

mainly marine sandstone shale and limestone, dacite, andesite lavas and pyroclastics in Catanduanes,

southern Sierra Madre, Panay and eastern Mindanao Undifferentiated Cretaceous to Paleogene sediments

and volcanics commonly mapped as metavolcanics and metasediments, consisting mainly of spilites,

chert, pelagic to hemi-pelagic sediments and turbidities. Cretaceous sediments and volcanic, mainly upper

Cretaceous spilitic to non-spilitic basalt, andesite, chert, pelagic to hemi-pelagic sediments, turbidities,

limestone, sandstone, shale in Rizal, Catanduanes and Bohol, with much lower yields in the latter two
provinces Paleocene to Miocene diorite, granodiorite, quartz diorite and monzonite, tanalite, adamelliti

gabbro, syenite and granite are localized tacies. Limited pumpable ground-water from leached zones 0.01

to 0.6 L/s discharge of 20 to 200 L/s in Baguio Gold mine openings. Water is soft to moderately hard

Middle to Upper Jurassic or kose, sub gray wacke, mudstone, conglomerate and Carboniferous to Middle

Jurassic limestone, conglomerate, sandstone, radiolarite regionally meta-morphose to quartzite, slate,

schist and marble. Strong spring yields from marble in Puerto Galera, Mindoro.

(B) Rocks without any known significant groundwater obtainable through drilled wells. Largely untested

Quaternarylava flows,mostly andesite and basalt. Generally massive or slightly fractured but

fractures are usually fight and not interconnected.

Upper Oligocene volcanics dominated by andesite and/or basalt lava flows, and slightly

metamorphosed sedimentary rocks.

Undifferentiated Cretaceous to Paleogene strata, commonly mapped as metavolcanics and

metasediments consisting mainly of spilites, chert, pelagic to hemi-pelagic sediments and turbidities.

Cretaceous slightly metamorphose sediments and volcanics, mainly Upper Cretaceous spilitic to non

spilitic basalt, andesite, chert, pelagic andhemipelagic sediments, turbidities, limestone, sandstone and

shale. Lower Cretaceous constitute the bulk of Central Cebu occurrence Small springs.

Cretaceous to Paleocene basic and ultrabasic rocks, mainly peridotite, dunite and layered

gabbro. Pendotite and dunite are generally serpentinized Middle to Upper Jurassic arkose sub gray wacke,

mudstone and conglomerate, Identified only in Mindoro, Shallow dug well yields of 0.01 L/s and spring

yields of 1 L/s Soft to hard water. Carboniferous to Middle Jurassic radiolarite, sandstone, shale,

limestone and conglomerate regionally metamorphosed to quartzite, slate, phyllite, marble and schist,

limited to Mindoro. Rombion Island Group, Busuanga Island Group northern Palawan, Busuanga
Peninsula, northwest Panay some Cuyo Islands and probably Zamboanga peninsula. Restricted yields of

0.01 L/s obtained by shallow dug well that tapped fractures, Soft to moderately hard water.

Consequently, areas with higher amounts of permeable soils will have less groundwater

storage capacity as well as a heightened risk for flooding during heavy rainfall events.

4.3 Design of Trash Trap System

 Front View
  Rear View

The Tanduyan river is very exposed in organic waste and plastic waste. The river is difficult to

clean when the waste is spreading away through the water flow. Thus, the researchers created the design

of concrete trash trap system with mesh of steel rebar of 32-40mm diameter and 0.02-0.03 spacing of the

steel rebar. The purpose of the steel rebar is to trap the waste that goes from the water flow and it can’t be
hard to clean the river by the barangay official because it’s already trapped in the concrete trash trap

system.

Since the soil in the river is mixed with loam and clay. The foundation that we will include for

the design is the shallow type foundation with the deep of 2-3 meters. The shallow foundations are

commonly used as they are the most economical foundation system and are relatively easy to construct. A

careful investigation of the foundation site and detailed information of the subsurface stratum is necessary

to design the foundation and avoid any future degradation of the foundation performance.