The Viscous Characteristics of Channel-Bottom Muds.

Abstract

The purpose of this note is to establish a background that can be used for subsequent Dredging Research Program (DRP) development of criteria for defining the limiting depth for safe navigation in areas of fluid mud and as rational means of characterizing fluid mud deposits that affect navigation. Establishing a navigable depth criterion will require evaluation of mud characteristics and terminology not widely applied within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. A subsequent technical note will use viscosity as a key element in the analysis of frictional effects on vessels operating with no underkeel clearance in fluid mud areas.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA365199

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  • Engler

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  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Boundary Layer
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Dredging
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Flow
  • Granular Materials
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Shear Stresses
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Stresses

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  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
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