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Beselly, S.M. (author)The over-exploitation of mangrove forests since the 1980s has led to biodiversity loss and coastal erosion in several parts of the world. Still, about 80-90% of mangrove restoration projects have been reported to fail. The main reasons are related to a poor understanding of the eco-geomorphological dynamics and mangrove species-specific...doctoral thesis 2024
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Colina Alonso, A. (author)The world’s coasts and deltas offer a multitude of valuable ecosystem services, providing safety against flooding and economic benefits. Many of these systems are, however, under pressure by climate change and increasing human activities. Protecting these systems and preservation of their multiple functions requires a thorough understanding of...doctoral thesis 2024
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Dunne, K.B.J. (author), Nittrouer, J. A. (author), Abolfazli, E. (author), Osborn, R. (author), Strom, K. B. (author)The riverine transport and deposition of mud is the primary agent of landscape construction and evolution in many fluvial and coastal environments. Previous efforts exploring this process have raised uncertainty regarding the effects of hydrodynamic and chemical controls on the transport and deposition of mud, and thus the constructions of...journal article 2024
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Abolfazli, Ehsan (author), Osborn, Ryan (author), Dunne, K.B.J. (author), Nittrouer, Jeffrey A. (author), Strom, Kyle (author)Muddy sediment constitutes a major fraction of the suspended sediment mass carried by the Mississippi River. Thus, adequate knowledge of the transport dynamics of suspended mud in this region is critical in devising efficient management plans for coastal Louisiana. We conducted laboratory tank experiments on the sediment suspended in the...journal article 2024
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Colina Alonso, A. (author), van Maren, D.S. (author), Oost, Albert Peter (author), Esselink, Peter (author), Lepper, Robert (author), Kösters, Frank (author), Bartholdy, Jesper (author), Bijleveld, Allert (author), Wang, Zhengbing (author)The world’s coasts and deltas are progressively threatened by climate change and human activities. The degree at which coastlines can adapt to these changes strongly depends on the sediment availability. The availability of muddy sediments is however poorly known. This study aims at developing a mud budget for the world’s largest system of...journal article 2024
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Lovato, S. (author), Toxopeus, S.L. (author), Settels, J.W. (author), Keetels, G.H. (author), Kirichek, Alex (author)The presence of mud layers on the bottom of ports and waterways can have negative effects on the hydrodynamic behaviour of marine vessels. This numerical study investigates the effect of muddy seabeds on the full-scale resistance of an oil tanker sailing straight ahead. The objective is to determine the influence of factors such as the...journal article 2024
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Hanssen, J.L.J. (author), van Prooijen, Bram (author), van Maren, D.S. (author)For the management of estuaries and the preservation of tidal flats it is crucial to understand the tidal flat shape and development. Previous work focused predominantly on the quasi-equilibrium shape of tidal flats along open coasts with a dominant cross-shore flow and wave exposure. This paper evaluates the shape of fringing tidal flats in...journal article 2024
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Thillaigovindarasu, Raghavi (author)Mangrove forests are important wetland ecosystems that inhabit intertidal zones within tropical and sub-tropical latitudes. They offer a diverse array of ecosystem services, including coastal protection and carbon sequestration. Despite their significance, global mangrove cover has declined in recent decades, prompting various restoration...master thesis 2023
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Lovato, S. (author)The increasing size of today's ships is a major concern for navigation in confined waters. In order to ensure safe manoeuvres, port authorities prescribe, among others, a minimum under-keel clearance that must be maintained by the ships during navigation. However, the seabed of ports situated at the estuaries or along rivers is often covered by...doctoral thesis 2023
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Bisschop, Femke (author)Mangrove forests are important (sub)tropical intertidal ecosystems providing coastal protection and other ecosystem services like carbon storage and biodiversity. In view of the loss of these forests many rehabilitation projects have started, but unfortunately these efforts often fail. A main cause for coastal erosion is a disrupted (fine)...master thesis 2023
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Khomyakova, Maria A. (author), Merkel, Alexander Y. (author), Slobodkin, Alexander I. (author), Sorokin, Dimitry Y. (author)Highly purified cultures of alkaliphilic aceticlastic methanogens were collected for the first time using methanogenic enrichments with acetate from a soda lake and a terrestrial mud volcano. The cells of two strains were non-motile rods forming filaments. The mud volcano strain M04Ac was alkalitolerant, with the pH range for growth from 7.5 to...journal article 2023
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Sun, Renjuan (author), Bu, Linglai (author), Zhang, Hongzhi (author), Guan, Yanhua (author), Ma, Chuanyi (author), Ge, Zhi (author), Šavija, B. (author)White mud is a solid waste from the papermaking industry, composed mainly of CaCO<sub>3</sub> and residual alkali metal ions (such as Na+, Mg<sup>2+</sup>). In the current study, the feasibility of using white mud as partial replacement of slag in alkali activated materials is explored. The fluidity, setting time, autogenous shrinkage,...journal article 2023
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Saeidi, Omid (author), Rahimi Dalkhani, A. (author)A geomechanics program for wellbore stability analysis has been developed consisting of two modules: an analytical-based solution and a numerical-based solution. In the first part, input data are imported, including petrophysical well logs, pressure data, formation well tops, and a well path. Lithology intervals are set with proper prediction...journal article 2023
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Colina Alonso, A. (author), van Maren, D.S. (author), van Weerdenburg, R.J.A. (author), Huismans, Y. (author), Wang, Zhengbing (author)The morphology of tide-dominated systems is progressively influenced by human activities and climate change. Quantitative approaches aiming at understanding or forecasting the effects of interventions and climate change are often aggregated, thereby simplifying or schematizing the investigated area. In this work, we advance on the knowledge...journal article 2023
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Tinti, Francesco (author), Kasmaeeyazdi, Sara (author), Guatame-Garcia, Adriana (author), Chagnes, Alexandre (author), Chernoburova, Olga (author)This chapter addresses the general properties and characteristics of the following residue categories: mining wastes, mineral processing wastes or tailings, metallurgical wastes (slags, dusts, slimes, and muds), and wastewaters. Residue origin, storage, disposal, and a brief indication of associated environmental impacts are discussed;...book chapter 2023
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Shakeel, A. (author)The nautical bottom (the level at which contact with a ship’s keel causes either damage or unacceptable effects on controllability and manoeuvrability of a ship) should be associated to a measurable physical characteristic. Bulk density is typically used as a criterion for nautical bottom by many ports worldwide. However, the rheological...doctoral thesis 2022
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Ma, Sebastiaan (author)The Port of Rotterdam experiences large amounts of siltation from the upstream rivers in its basins and canals every year. Furthermore, container vessels increase in size every decade and therefore require a larger navigational depth. These two factors cause the yearly amount of dredged material to increase. Currently, mainly trailing suction...master thesis 2022
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Vanlede, J.D.S.M. (author)Ports are important drivers for economic activity. For the Port of Zeebrugge, important sectors include cars, containers and liquefied natural gas (LNG). Due to significant siltation, frequent maintenance dredging is necessary in order to ensure the nautical accessibility. For Zeebrugge, that responsibility falls on the Flemish department of...doctoral thesis 2022
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Shakeel, A. (author), Zander, F. (author), Gebert, J. (author), Chassagne, C. (author), Kirichek, Alex (author)The presence of clay-organic flocs in cohesive mud results in a complex rheological behavior of mud, including viscoelasticity, shear-thinning, thixotropy and two-step yielding. In this study, the effect of microbial degradation of organic matter on the rheological properties of mud samples, collected from different ports, was examined. The mud...journal article 2022
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Ma, X. (author), Kirichek, Alex (author), Heller, H.K.J. (author), Draganov, D.S. (author)Fluid mud plays an important role in navigability in ports and waterways. Characterizing and monitoring the seismic properties of the fluid mud can help understand its geotechnical behavior. Estimation of the wave velocities in fluid mud with high accuracy and repeatability enables investigating the behavior of parameters like the yield stress...journal article 2022