Monitoring of settling and consolidation of mud after water injection dredging in the Calandkanaal

Journal article (2020)

Authors

Alex Kirichek Environmental Fluid Mechanics - CEG , Deltares
Ronald Rutgers Port of Rotterdam Authority
Research Group
Environmental Fluid Mechanics (CEG) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2020 Alex Kirichek, Ronald Rutgers
Dredging Rheology In situ Port of Rotterdam Fluid mud WID
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Published Date

2020

Language

English

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Faculty

Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Department

Hydraulic Engineering

Research Group

Environmental Fluid Mechanics

Abstract

As regular maintenance and relocation of sediment deposits are highly expensive, Port authorities seek more efficient solutions for reducing the costs and CO2 emissions of maintenance dredging. One solution, water injection dredging (WID), is carried out for maintaining the sediment deposits which predominantly consist of clay and silt. WID has been proven to be a cheaper solution by leaving the sediment in place, eliminating substantial costs for relocation of the dredged sediment.