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HARBOUR SEDIMENTATION - COMPARISON WITH MODEL
Author(s) -
Bruce D. Pratte,
D.H. Willis,
J.D. van der Ploeg
Publication year - 1982
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.v18.69
Subject(s) - harbour , breakwater , sedimentation , trap (plumbing) , geology , dredging , sediment transport , sediment , oceanography , hydrology (agriculture) , geotechnical engineering , geomorphology , environmental science , environmental engineering , computer science , programming language
A mobile-bed model study of Pointe Sapin Harbour, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, resulted in construction of a detached breakwater and sand trap to prevent harbour entrance infilling. The sand trap is filling in at a faster rate than predicted from the model. This is partly due to incomplete modelling of the wave climate; partly to incorrect modelling of distribution of alongshore sand transport; and partly to a complex sand supply at the site. Nevertheless, the sand trap solution is performing well.

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