Author(s): J. E. Berlamont; J. Vangoethem; E. Berleur; A. Van Bruwaene
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Abstract: To avoid difficult and. expensive. maintenance. dredging. at: ' ar harbour or dock' entrance; in front of a navigation 1ock or under a landing-stage, it was suggested to build a mud capture installation, provided with a fixed pump. The idea is basically to remove the mud by (cheap) pumping, while it is sti1l fluid, . instead of (expensive) dredging of the consolidated mud 。 A mud pumping installation may be very effective, provided that the mud. layer is homogeneous, and the mud density is moderate. Stratified mud layers however, cannot be removed by pumping with the same efficiency. Therefore, layered mud deposits have to be homogenized before pumping e. g. using air jets, arranged as an air mattress, placed underneath the suction heads of the pumps.
Year: 1985