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Sep 15, 2022
Modeling Structural Alternatives to Reduce Navigation Channel Shoaling in Waukegan Harbor, Illinois
Publication: Ports 2022
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Persistent and excessive shoaling occurs in the outer harbor and approach channel of the Waukegan Harbor, Illinois. The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) applied numerical modeling to investigate a variety of structural solutions to intercept and divert sediments to reduce shoaling in the navigation channel. These solutions include breakwaters, groins, spurs, and structural extensions with varying length and crest elevation connecting to the north beach and existing north breakwater. Using an integrated wave-flow-sediment transport numerical modeling approach, results provide estimates of both shoaling volume and height with and without structural alternatives. The model results showed these alternatives could effectively reduce the channel shoaling rate.
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Published online: Sep 15, 2022
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1US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, Vicksburg, MS. Email: [email protected]
2US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, Vicksburg, MS. Email: [email protected]
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