Solid wastes from a commercial area are to be collected using a stationary- container collection ...

Solid wastes from a commercial area are to be collected using a stationary- container collection system having 4 m3 containers. Determine the appropriate truck capacity for the following conditions: a) Container size = 4 m3 b) Container utilization factor = 0.75 Average number of containers at each = 2 location d) Collection-vehicle compaction ratio = 2.5 Container unloading time = 0.1 h/ container f) Average drive time between container = 0.1 h locations i) j) k) One-way haul distance Speed limit Time from garage to first container location Time from last container location to garage Number of trips to disposal site per day Length of workday = = = = = = 30 km 88 km/h (55 mi/h) 0.33 h 0.25 h 2 8 h