Grangemouth fluid mud study - field investigation (SR 224)

Hydraulics Research (HR) and the Department of the Environment (DoE) have jointly funded research with the objective of collaborating with University and Polytechnic researchers in the field of cohesive sediments. one such collaboration was undertaken with the Department of Civil Engineering at Liverpool University, which received a grant from the Science and Engineering Council commencing 0ctober 1998, to study mud process modelling. Hydraulics Research had committed to provide support for this research by assisting in the execution of a field survey at the site at which the mud process modelling was to be investigated. Assistance was also given in the testing of mud from the site (Ref 1). The site chosen for the study was Grangemouth on the Firth of Forth, Scotland.