Norfolk Harbor and Channels Deepening Study. Report 2. Sedimentation Investigation; Cheasapeake Bay Hydraulic Model Investigation.
Abstract
This report presents the sedimentation findings from combined physical and numerical model tests (hybrid modeling) of deepening the approach channels to Norfolk and Newport News, Virginia. Because of the varying nature of shoaled material along the project navigation channel, the tests included two separate numerical sediment transport models, which were referred to as the Thimble Shoal model and the Elizabeth River model. The sediment along the Thimble Shoal portion of the navigation channel consists predominantly of noncohesive material while the sediment along the Elizabeth River portion of the navigation project consists primarily of clays and silts. Sedimentation in a third portion of the overall project, referred to as the Atlantic Ocean Channel, was evaluated analytically without using a numerical sediment transport model.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA154978
Entities
People
- D. R. Richards
- M. J. Trawle
- R. C. Berger Jr.
- R. F. Athow Jr.
- S. B. Heltzel