Dewatering and Transport in Sustainable Sediment Management: A Review

Daniel Levacher (), Beatriz Boullosa Allariz and Ali Hussan
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Daniel Levacher: M2C Morphodynamique Continentale et Côtière, Unicaen, ComUE Normandie University, 14000 Caen, France
Beatriz Boullosa Allariz: M2C Morphodynamique Continentale et Côtière, Unicaen, ComUE Normandie University, 14000 Caen, France
Ali Hussan: M2C Morphodynamique Continentale et Côtière, Unicaen, ComUE Normandie University, 14000 Caen, France

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 22, 1-25

Abstract: This paper deals with the dewatering and handling of dredged sediments in the context of sustainability and renewability of natural resources. Dewatering is a critical part of sediment management, as the high water content of dredged sediments becomes a challenge for transportation, final storage and/or recycling. This is why it is necessary to reduce their water content before transportation. Conventional methods suggest using land-based drained basins, which is a sustainable solution. However, this solution has certain drawbacks: dewatering the sediment is time-consuming and involves the use of large land areas. The main problem with this method of dewatering can be solved by proposing mechanical dewatering in the vicinity of the dredging operation. Once the sediment has been sufficiently dewatered, it should be shoveled and transported again. The proposed paper covers the study of the dewatering and shoveling ability of sediments. After introducing why dewatering is a critical phase in the recycling process of sediment, some techniques for dewatering large volumes of high-water sediments are briefly reported. Typical dewatering laboratory tests are detailed, demonstrating their usefulness for understanding the mechanisms of natural dewatering. A laboratory dewatering press machine is reported and the procedure used for a sediment sludge. The last section concerns a recent innovative test implemented for the study of the shoveling ability and adhesion of sediments. This study improves our understanding of the phenomenon of sediment dewatering, for both natural and mechanical dewatering. It also provides the protocols for typical laboratory tests on sediment dewatering and shoveling ability.

Keywords: sediment; dredged sludge; dewatering techniques; laboratory dewatering tests; shoveling ability; slump–sliding test; consistency; adhesion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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