A study on the mathematical modeling of the two dimensional, time-dependentvariation of bottom topography caused by the spur dikes of the deep water navigation channel projectin the Yangtze estuary is reported. The hy...A study on the mathematical modeling of the two dimensional, time-dependentvariation of bottom topography caused by the spur dikes of the deep water navigation channel projectin the Yangtze estuary is reported. The hydro-dynamic flows are computed using the DELFT3D whichserves as the base of computation of sediment transport and bottom deformation. A model of finesediment transport is developed and implemented in an orthogonal curvilinear coordinate system bythe finite difference method. Using the observed water depth of the North Channel of Yangtze estuaryfrom 2001 to 2002, the model is calibrated and validated to determine the parameters in thesediment model. The computational results of the changes of the bed in the North Channel induced bythe spur dikes coincide with the measured data except the area near the structures.展开更多
文摘A study on the mathematical modeling of the two dimensional, time-dependentvariation of bottom topography caused by the spur dikes of the deep water navigation channel projectin the Yangtze estuary is reported. The hydro-dynamic flows are computed using the DELFT3D whichserves as the base of computation of sediment transport and bottom deformation. A model of finesediment transport is developed and implemented in an orthogonal curvilinear coordinate system bythe finite difference method. Using the observed water depth of the North Channel of Yangtze estuaryfrom 2001 to 2002, the model is calibrated and validated to determine the parameters in thesediment model. The computational results of the changes of the bed in the North Channel induced bythe spur dikes coincide with the measured data except the area near the structures.
