The influence of the hydrograph and the river geometry on sediment management in the Waal

A research into dredging data

Master thesis (2021)

Authors

B.A. Deuss Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Contributors

A. Blom Rivers, Ports, Waterways and Dredging Engineering - CEG (supervisor 1)
R.M.J. Schielen Rivers, Ports, Waterways and Dredging Engineering - CEG (supervisor 1)
P. Taneja Rivers, Ports, Waterways and Dredging Engineering - CEG (supervisor 1)
Almer de Swaaf (supervisor 1)
Daniël van Putten (supervisor 1)
Faculty
Civil Engineering & Geosciences
Copyright: © 2021 Bram Deuss
More Info
expand_more

Published Date

17-05-2021

Language

English

Reuse Rights

Other than for strictly personal use, it is not permitted to download, forward or distribute the text or part of it, without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), unless the work is under an open content license such as Creative Commons.

Faculty

Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Abstract

Sediment management is necessary to keep the Waal navigable. Sediment management in the Waal is carried out by both dredging and plowing of the river bed. By analysing historic data available at Rijkswaterstaat, the relation between the hydrograph and the amount of required dredging and plowing is investigated. Also the influence of the hydrograph on dredging and plowing locations are investigated. The locations of dredging and plowing are placed into context of the river geometry. The different results for dredging and plowing are compared to each other and substantiated.