TITLE:
Impact of Flooding on Wheel Shafts and Wheel Bearings in Abraka, and Way Forward
AUTHORS:
Famous Ozabor, Douye Pere-Ere Wodu
KEYWORDS:
Abraka, Impacts, Flood, Wheel-Shaft, Wheel-Bearing
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection,
Vol.4 No.7,
July
25,
2016
ABSTRACT: This
study aimed at examining the impact of flooding on wheel-bearings and
wheel-shaft in Abraka. The empirical and survey research designs were employed
for the study. 42 checklists were dropped at the various mechanic workshops to
collect data on the number of wheel-shaft and wheel-bearing changed weekly for
five years and flood depths were measured for a period of five years. The
simple linear regression was employed for data analysis. Findings include that:
when the flood depth is at 0.10 feet in January the number of wheel-shaft and
wheel-bearings changed is 396 and 220 pcs respectively. When flood depth is at
4.57 feet in August 3749 shafts and 1451 bearings were changed respectively.
The regressions analysis showed that the relationship between wheel-shaft and
flooding was r = 0.64, and the model was significant at p (0.00)