Sediment Dispersion Near Dredge Pipeline Discharge in Laguna Madre, Texas

Abstract

Results of field measurements taken near a pipeline discharge of fine-grained dredged material into shallow water, a revised numerical model formulation, and comparisons between field and model results are presented herein. A numerical model for the simulation of underflow spreading resulting from a pipeline disposal was previously presented in TN-DOER-N11 (Teeter 2001). That model is updated here, guided by the analysis of field measurements. An analysis of entrainment of underflow material into the water column under the action of wind-waves is also presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA406378

Entities

People

  • Allen M. Teeter

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Buoyancy
  • Computational Science
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Environmental Protection
  • Equations
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Photographs
  • Richardson Number
  • Shallow Water
  • Shear Stresses
  • Suspended Sediments
  • Turbulence
  • Turbulent Flow
  • Turbulent Mixing

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering