Optimal Scheduling of Advanced Maintenance Dredging

by Kevin E. Lansey, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, United States,
Harikumar Menon, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Water Resources Planning and Management and Urban Water Resources

Abstract:

This brief article discusses conventional and new procedures for nourishment of beaches taking advantage of recent years' development of more effective equipment of smaller capacities operating more frequently. An optimization procedure comparing old and new practices is described comparing it to similar procedures for maintenance dredging of navigation channels.

Subject Headings: Dredging | Maintenance and operation | Navigation (waterway) | Shoals | Waterways | Probability | Inland waterways | Texas | United States

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