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Effect of self-weight consolidation on a hydro-sedimentological model for the Río de la Plata estuary

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The effect of the consolidation process on the morphodynamics and fine sediment dynamics of the Río de la Plata estuary is explored through a circulation-wave-sediment transport model. The consolidation model is calibrated based on settling column experimental data. Different simulations are done in order to initialize the mud layer distribution and to investigate the impact of different erosion parameter assumptions on the modeled sediment dynamics. Finally a two-year simulation is done with and without the consolidation process and realistic hydrodynamic forcings. Considering the consolidation process, the model correctly reproduces measured vertical density profiles in the Montevideo Bay access channel. The simulated suspended sediment dynamics behavior in Montevideo Bay with the consolidation process provides a more realistic deposition pattern in regard to the dredging activities.
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hal-02007072 , version 1 (05-02-2019)

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Pablo Santoro, Mónica Fossati, Pablo Tassi, Nicolas Huybrechts, Damien Pham van Bang, et al.. Effect of self-weight consolidation on a hydro-sedimentological model for the Río de la Plata estuary. International Journal of Sediment Research, 2018, 34 (5), pp.444-454. ⟨10.1016/j.ijsrc.2018.12.004⟩. ⟨hal-02007072⟩
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