Open AccessFOR DISPOSAL: 10 M.cu.m. OF CALCIUM CARBONATE SLURRY
Author(s) -
L. Summers,
C.A. Fleming
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
proceedings of conference on coastal engineering/proceedings of ... conference on coastal engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2156-1028
pISSN - 0589-087X
DOI - 10.9753/icce.v17.170
Subject(s) - land reclamation , slurry , breccia , environmental science , port (circuit theory) , mining engineering , calcium carbonate , carbonate , geology , environmental engineering , engineering , archaeology , geochemistry , geography , metallurgy , chemical engineering , electrical engineering , materials science
Construction of the Jebel Ali Port complex, 35 km southwest of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, has included the disposal of 110 Million cubic metres of excavated spoil. Disposal of dredged carbonaceous breccia raised particular problems due to the high proportion of fines generated and which, unless properly controlled, could cause wide scale environmental damage in the coastal zone. At the same time it was necessary that acceptable reclamation should be created. An extensive data collection exercise was carried out in order to monitor the geotechnical, hydraulic, meteorological, marine climate and marine biology aspects of the operation.