Surficial Sediment and Littoral Environment Data Along the Shoreface of Batu Pahat, Johor Coastal

Nur Amirah  Mat Zain; Mardiha  Mokhtar; Mohd Effendi  Daud; Ili Nadhirah  Ibrahim; Nor Baizura Hamid Hamid; Aslila  Abd Kadir; Irfan  Abd Mutalib; Muhammad Faris Hadi  Muhamad Shahrulzaman; Emily  Hussels

doi:10.37934/ard.123.1.7990

Authors

Nur Amirah Mat Zain Faculty of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, University Tun Hussein Onn, Parit Raja, 86400 Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia
Mardiha Mokhtar Department of Civil Engineering, Centre for Diploma Studies, University Tun Hussein Onn Parit Raja, 86400 Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia
Mohd Effendi Daud Faculty of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, University Tun Hussein Onn, Parit Raja, 86400 Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia
Ili Nadhirah Ibrahim Faculty of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, University Tun Hussein Onn, Parit Raja, 86400 Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia
Nor Baizura Hamid Hamid Department of Civil Engineering, Centre for Diploma Studies, University Tun Hussein Onn Parit Raja, 86400 Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia
Aslila Abd Kadir Department of Civil Engineering, Centre for Diploma Studies, University Tun Hussein Onn Parit Raja, 86400 Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia
Irfan Abd Mutalib Faculty of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, University Tun Hussein Onn, Parit Raja, 86400 Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia
Muhammad Faris Hadi Muhamad Shahrulzaman Faculty of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, University Tun Hussein Onn, Parit Raja, 86400 Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia
Emily Hussels Münster University of Applied Science Fachhochschulzentrum, Corrensstraße 25, 48149 Münster, Germany

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/ard.123.1.7990

Keywords:

Surficial sediment, littoral environment observation, west coast Johor

Abstract

The coastline of Peninsular Malaysia is experiencing severe erosion can result in economic stagnation and life-threatening conditions. The shoreline is the interface between water and land area which can be shifted due to numerous coastal processes that influence such as the geotechnical properties and the physical form of the beach. Hence, this paper aims to observe the characteristics of the coastal area and perform a particle size distribution test of Batu Pahat, Johor coast. Data collection for this study is divided into two (2): data collection for Littoral Environment Observation (LEO) and data collection for soil sampling. Selection of coastal area at Pantai Parit Hailam, Pantai Punggur and Pantai Perpat particularly at beach habitats on Malaysia's west coast. A comprehensive dataset of eight (8) surficial sediment samples retrieved from three coastal areas of Batu Pahat, Johor, is presented. Samples were collected between June and July of 2023 at 0.2 m depth of surface using hand auger method. The minimum and maximum average wind speed ranged between 0.89 m/s to 2.5 m/s. The sediment samples consist of Pantai Parit Hailam ranging from loamy sand to silt loam, Pantai Punggur showing mostly sandy loam with some gravelly loam and Pantai Perpat consistently exhibiting sandy loam. The findings obtained from this study provide valuable information in terms of understanding morphological characteristics that will assist in understanding of sediment transport.