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Accession Number:
ADA056062
Title:
Weir Design to Maintain Effluent Quality from Dredged Material Containment Areas.
Corporate Author:
ARMY ENGINEER WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION VICKSBURG MISS
Report Date:
1978-05-01
Abstract:
The suspended solids concentration in the effluent water from an upland containment area being filled with fine-grained dredged material can be significantly influenced by the length of the weir and the depth of the ponded water. This study develops a procedure for designing and operating the weir to maintain good effluent quality, given a flow and dredged material type. Stratified-flow and sediment-transport models were investigated to describe the depth of withdrawal, velocity profile, and effluent suspended solids concentration, given a concentration profile and flow. Field data on these parameters were collected at three sites--Yazoo River, MS, Fowl River, AL, and Oyster Bay, AL. The Waterways Experiment Stations selective withdrawal model developed by Bohan and Grace, modified to fit observed data, was selected as the basis of the design procedure. Using this model, nomograms were developed for the design procedure for silt and saltwater clays and for freshwater clays. The nomogram relates the flow, weir length, ponding depth, and effluent suspended solids concentration. The designer manipulates these four variables until he reaches a satisfactory balance between weir length and ponding depth, based on his design flow effluent goal. Sharp-crested rectangular or shaft-type weirs are recommended.
Descriptive Note:
Final technical rept. Feb-Jul 77,
Supplementary Note:
Report on Dredged Material Research Program.
Pages:
0113
File Size:
37.77MB
