Dissertation/Thesis

Influence of Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger Side-Casting Backfilling Parameters on Far-Field Plume Dispersion and Deposition of Sediments

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Τίτλος: Influence of Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger Side-Casting Backfilling Parameters on Far-Field Plume Dispersion and Deposition of Sediments
Συγγραφείς: Hongwen Zheng, Diqing Rong, Mingjie Yu, Dongliang Meng, Tao Sun, Wei Wei
Πηγή: Journal of Marine Science and Engineering ; Volume 14 ; Issue 7 ; Pages: 676
Στοιχεία εκδότη: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Έτος έκδοσης: 2026
Συλλογή: MDPI Open Access Publishing
Θεματικοί όροι: trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD), layered side-casting backfilling, sediment plume, far-field dispersion, recovery duration
Θέμα γεωγραφικό: agris
Περιγραφή: Layered side-casting backfilling performed with a trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) is widely used in tidal waters, but its continuous moving release can generate a time-varying far-field sediment plume that complicates both backfilling control and environmental impact assessment. To investigate how construction parameters affect far-field sediment dispersion and deposition under side-casting conditions, this study develops a two-dimensional hydrodynamic–sediment coupled numerical model with a mass-conserving moving-source term for a tidally dominated coastal area. Model performance was evaluated against field observations, yielding NRMSE/MRAE values of 0.0787/6.03% for water level, 0.2249/18.30% for current speed, 0.2344/27.10% for suspended-sediment concentration (SSC), and 0.1230/11.10% for deposition thickness; the correlation coefficient for current speed was 0.904. Based on the validated model, scenario analyses were conducted for different combinations of sailing speed and sediment concentration. The results show that far-field plume evolution exhibits pronounced stage-dependent behavior, with the largest affected footprint generally occurring during the late operational period or shortly after source termination. Within the tested parameter space, sailing speed has a stronger influence on the dispersion scale and SSC recovery duration because it controls both the release duration and source sweeping rate. Sediment concentration more directly affects deposition-related responses, including deposited thickness, lateral coverage, and along-track continuity, although its incremental effects weaken in the high-concentration range and remain coupled with sailing speed. Dimensional analysis further suggests that the relative magnitudes of source duration, advection, and settling timescales help explain the differences among scenarios. These results provide a physically based reference for parameter selection and construction planning in layered side-casting backfilling under tidal forcing.
Τύπος εγγράφου: Thesis
Περιγραφή αρχείου: application/pdf
Γλώσσα: English
Relation: Ocean Engineering; https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jmse14070676
DOI: 10.3390/jmse14070676
Διαθεσιμότητα: https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse14070676
Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Αριθμός Καταχώρησης: edsbas.257752F2
Βάση Δεδομένων: BASE