Hydraulics and Environment Department
Estuaries and Coastal Zone Unit
Infrastructures
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The division includes an experimental facility for cohesive sediment studies. Experimental Facility for Cohesive Sediment Studies Cohesive sediments are mixtures of fine sediment fractions (clay and silt) and organic matter, present in many estuaries. The ability to predict the transport of cohesive sediment is important in the development of harbour infrastructure and in environmental studies. The Experimental Facility for Cohesive Sediment Studies has been developed in order to improve the understanding and prediction of erosion, transport, deposition and consolidation processes. |
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Main equipment |
Particle size analyzer
Set-up for consolidation tests
Settling column
Annular flume
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Other equipment Field equipment |
Current meters and pressure sensors
Differential GPS
Multiparameter sondes
Current profiler (ADCP)
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