Alderson, J. and Cruickshank, H. (2024) Passing vessel and tidal flow impacts on submerged tunnel elements during installation. In: ICCE 2024 (38th International Conference on Coastal Engineering), 8-14 September 2024, Rome, Italy. (Submitted)
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A number of numerical and physical model studies were used to assist in the design and future construction of the Oosterweel tunnel Project at Antwerp, Belgium. An immersed tunnel, when completed, will connect left and right bank of the River Scheldt, see Figure 1. The tunnel will consist of 8 tunnel elements, to be immersed in water depths of up to 30m with ebb and flood tidal currents up to 2m/s. The design of the immersion and mooring systems are therefore a crucial part of the installation as well as understanding the effects of passing vessel on it, whilst in a temporary state before final back fill. The studies investigate the different hydraulic load cases on various tunnel elements (TEs) during and post immersion. The TEs will be placed starting from the Southern bank of the River Scheldt (Linkeroever) with elements suspended from catamaran pontoons during installation process, see Figure 2.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Subjects: | Maritime > Ship navigation and mooring |
| Divisions: | Maritime Water |
| Depositing User: | Helen Stevenson |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Aug 2024 13:20 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Aug 2024 13:20 |
| URI: | http://eprints.hrwallingford.com/id/eprint/1638 |
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