Numerical Modelling of Sediments in Cork Harbour

ISBN-13: 9783639138566 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 252 str.

Jeremy Pingon

Opis

The management of coastal zones, rivers and estuariesrequires accurate and detailed knowledge of cohesivesediment transport processes to assess differentenvironmental problems including: wetland protectionand restoration, maintenance of navigation channels,dredging and dredged material relocation, effects ofconstruction works on siltation and turbidity levels,and dispersion of pollutants. The environmentalimpact of the effects of erosion and deposition ofsediments on an estuary system, Cork Harbour, ispresented in this work. The primary focus is placedon the numerical modelling of the transport andbehaviour of cohesive sediments. A 2-D hydrodynamicand sediment numerical modelling software packagecalled DIVAST (Depth Integrated Velocities And SoluteTransport) is used. A graphical Front-End and BackEnd user-friendly interface for DIVAST has beendeveloped. Simulations run for different conditionsyields information on sediment dynamics within theCork Harbour system and increases our understandingof sediment dynamics within estuary systems.

O autorze

Jérémy Pingon
Was born in 1980 in Jura, France. He studied Civil Engineering in
France (1998/2000) and Ireland (2000/2005), where he made his
MEng in HydroInformatics. Several research interests in hydrology
and informatics.