Zeebrugge Port extension sediment transport: measurement on and off the Belgian coast by means of tracers

An extensive program of tracer experiments was carried out for calculating sediment transport in the vicinity of the Port of Zeebrugge where extension operations are in progress. Offshore radioactive bottom tracers were used for studying the sand transport along the beaches where erosion problems exist. On the beach itself fluorescent tracers were used. For the evaluation of the silting-up rate of the access channels to the harbour a series of radioactive bottom and suspension tracers were tracked in situ . For determining the efficiency of future dumping grounds a combination of bottom tracer... Mehr ...