SHOALING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY IN TEXAS

Maintenance dredging records were used to compute average shoaling rates in 5000-ft reaches for the entire Texas Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. Environmental data pertinent to the waterway were gathered from published and unpublished sources. Computed shoaling rates and selected environmental features were plotted on Composite Factors Maps. Similar reaches were grouped and examined using analysis of variance techniques to determine the effect of selected environmental factors on shoaling rates. A model was also developed to predict shoaling rate in a reach with known environmental factors.

• Corporate Authors:

  Texas A&M University, College Station

  Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, CE/TTI Building, 3136 TAMU
  College Station, TX  United States  77843-3136
• Authors:
  • Atturio, J M
  • Basco, D R
  • James, W P
• Publication Date: 1976-5

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 93 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Dredging; Inland waterways; Mathematical models; Seepage; Waterways
• Uncontrolled Terms: Shoaling
• Subject Areas: Hydraulics and Hydrology; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00156859
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: CDS 187
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 2 1977 12:00AM