Revaluation of dredging costs in reservoirs and its impact on reservoir financial performance

The research focuses on sedimentation in reservoirs. Subjects include settling distribution in a reservoir, dredging and flushing of sediment in reservoirs, impact of sedimentation on reservoir performance and financial effects of long term sedimentation in reservoirs.

Modelling the influence of variability on the sediment dynamics in Canal Emilio Mitre: A study on the effect of climate, deepening and wind scenarios on a navigation channel through the Rio de la Plata estuary

Canal Emilio Mitre is a navigation channel that runs through the Rio de la Plata estuary in South America. It grants access to the second largest inland waterway system in South America, covering (parts of) Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia. The channel is a main bottleneck for navigation for two reasons; the channel has a...

On the Influence of Fines on the Sedimentation Velocity in Hopper Dredgers

Clay particles, known for their adhesive properties, are commonly encountered in underwater soils. When producing large quantities of sand by means of dredging, fines are a byproduct and cause important viscosity changing effects altering the sand settling behavior. Much is already known in this field but knowledge lacks in the area where sand...

Sedimentation in reservoirs: Investigating reservoir preservation options and the possibility of implementing Water Injection Dredging in reservoirs

Sedimentation in reservoirs is a consequence of constructing a barrier in a flowing river, which results in a decrease of the transport capacity of the river. The storage capacity of the reservoir decreases due to the accumulation of sediments and the river downstream starts to erode due to the disturbance of the sediment balance. Water...