Dredging Research

Abstract

Through the Dredging Research Program (DRP), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is investigating the use of nearshore berms to place dredged material in the littoral system and provide wave attenuation in the berm's lee. Monitoring at some prototype sites has provided good overall information for this investigation but lacks the detail needed to develop more sophisticated design guidance. As one element of the SUPERTANK Laboratory Data Collection Project, the United States' first prototype-scale, moveable-bed, physical model study of submerged nearshore berms was conducted in 1991. The overall SUPERTANK experiment was a cooperative effort among many interests, including Technical Area 1 (Analysis of Dredged Material Placed in Open Water) and Technical Area 5 (Management of Dredging Projects) of the DRP.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA262532

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Calibration
  • Civil Engineering
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Dredging
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Great Lakes
  • Lakes
  • Open Water
  • Regions
  • Shores
  • Topography
  • United States
  • Waterways

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