The effect of solid-phase composition on the drying behavior of Markermeer sediment

We studied the drying behavior of slurries of Markermeer sediments in the Netherlands having different solid compositions. Natural processes such as sand–mud segregation and oxidation of organic matter were mimicked to analyze the effect of changes in sediment composition. Evaporation experiments were performed with soft slurry samples using...

The effect of initial conditions on the consolidation of mud

Sediment is becoming scarce. Therefore, soft sediments are progressively being used for nature building. The MarkerWadden is an example of an ongoing Building with Nature (BwN) project which aims to improve the ecology of Lake Markermeer (The Netherlands) by creating a wetland with the cohesive sediments from the bed of the lake. It represents...

The effect of organic matter oxidation and drying on the geomechanical behaviour of anoxic mud

The Markerwadden: the influence of the sand fraction on the ripening behaviour of Markermeer sediment