Dredging Research Technical Notes

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Section 1 - Analysis of Dredged Material Placed in Open Water
1-01 Construction and Monitoring of Nearshore Placement of Dredged Material at Silver Strand State Park, San Diego, California Aug 1990
1-02 Numerical Disposal Modeling Jul 1993
1-03 Fine-Sediment Erodibility Characterization Jul 1990
1-04 Numerical Disposal Modeling Needs Revealed by Mobile Bay Field Data Feb 1992
1-05 Acoustic Resuspension Measurement System (ARMS): Announcement of Availability Apr 1992
1-06 The PLUme MEasurement System (PLUMES): First Announcement Apr 1992
1-07 Erosion of Cohesive Dredged Material in Open-Water Disposal Sites Apr 1992
1-08 Monitoring of Alabama Berms Jul 1992
1-09 Prediction of Cross-Shore Movement of Dredged Material Berms May 1992
1-10 Analysis of Dredged Material Deposition Patterns Jul 1992
1-11 Size Dependence in Fine-Grained Sediment Transport Dec 1993
1-12 Simulation of Wave Height, Period, and Direction Time Series Dec 1993
1-13 Tidal Constituent Database East Coast, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea Apr 1994
1-14 Water Wave Attenuation Over Nearshore Underwater Mudbanks and Mud Berms Apr 1994
1-15 Erosion by Entrainment of Fluidized Cohesive Sediments Apr 1994
1-16 The PLUme Measurement System (PLUMES): A Commercially Available System May 1994
1-17 Tropical Storm Database East and Gulf of Mexico Coasts of the United States Sep 1994
1-18 The PLUme Measurement System (PLUMES): Operational and Data Processing Procedures for Deep-Water Monitoring Nov 1994
1-19 Tidal Constituent Database West Coast of the United States and Eastern North Pacific Ocean Jan 1995
Section 2 - Material Properties Related to Navigation and Dredging
2-01 Suggested Methods for Use of the Point Load Tester in Dredging Applications Aug 1990
2-02 Point Load Index and Unconfined Compressive Strength Data Base System Aug 1991
2-03 Hydrologic Surveys Applicable to Dredging Operations Dec 1991
2-04 The Viscous Characteristics of Channel-Bottom Muds Jul 1992
2-05 Evaluation of New Fluid Mud Survey System at Field Sites Nov 1992
2-06 An Inexpensive Method for Vibracoring Sands and Fine-Grained Sediments in Shallow Water Apr 1993
2-07 A Rapid Geophysical Technique for Subbottom Imaging Jul 1993
2-08 Fluid Mud Survey Investigations at the Calcasieu Lake Entrance Channel, Louisiana Mar 1994
2-09 Degradation of Hydraulically Transported Clay Balls Aug 1994
2-10 GEOtechnical SITE Investigation Methods (GEOSITE) Jul 1994
2-11 Geotechnical Factors in DREDGeABiLity (DREDGABL) Jul 1994
2-12 Geotechnical Site Investigations for Dredging Projects Jan 1995
2-13 Geotechnical Descriptors for Dredgeability Jan 1995
Section 3 - Dredge Plant Equipment and System Processes
3-01 Jet Pump Sand Bypassing, Nerang River Entrance, Australia Nov 1989
3-02 Hopper Dredge Mooring Jan 1990
3-03 Fixed Sand Bypassing Plant - an Update Sep 1990
3-04 An Inclined - Plate Technique for Increasing the Settling Rate of Fine-Grained Sediments in Hopper Bins Nov 1990
3-05 Controlled Tests of Eductors and Submersible Pumps May 1992
3-06 Applying Ultrasonic Surface Detectors to Hopper Dredge Production Monitoring Aug 1992
3-07 Applying Electrical Resistivity Methods for Measuring Dredged Material Density in Hopper Bins Nov 1992
3-08 A Single-Point Mooring System for Direct Pumpout of Hopper Dredges Nov 1992
3-09 Fluidizer System Design for Channel Maintenance and Sand Bypassing Dec 1992
3-10 Water Injection Dredging Demonstration on the Upper Mississippi River Apr 1993
3-11 Testing and Evaluating the DRP Automated Load Monitoring System (ALMS) Mar 1994
3-12 Field Test of the Dredging Research Program (DRP) Eductor Jan 1995
Section 4 - Vessel Positioning, Survey Controls, and Dredge Monitoring Systems
4-01 Laboratory Tests of Production Meter Instruments Nov 1989
4-02 Application Criteria for the Automated Real-Time Tidal Elevation System (ARTTES) Jun 1990
4-03 Dredge Production Meter Survey Nov 1990
4-04 Field Evaluation of Endeco Model 1029 Tide Gage Aug 1991
4-05 Production Meter System Evaluation on the Dustpan Dredge Jadwin Aug 1991
4-06 Evaluation of Production Meter Performance in a Fine-Grained Sediment Environment May 1992
4-07 Improvements to the Automated Real-Time Tidal Elevation System (ARTTES) May 1992
4-08 Stability Evaluation of the Octapod Sensor Mount Dec 1993
4-09 A Comparison of Zero-Moment Wave Height to the Standard Deviation of a Vitel Tide Gage Apr 1994
4-10 Real-Time Testing and Demonstration of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Real-Time On-The-Fly Positioning System Sep 1994
Section 5 - Management of Dredging Projects
5-01 Engineering Design Considerations for Nearshore Berms Jan 1990
5-02 Interim Design Guidance for Nearshore Berm Construction Aug 1990
5-03 Design Requirements for Capping Feb 1991
5-04 Site Selection Considerations for Capping Nov 1991
5-05 Equipment and Placement Techniques for Capping Nov 1991
5-06 Length and End Slope Considerations, Interim Design Guidance Update for Nearshore Berm Construction Apr 1992
5-07 Monitoring Considerations for Capping Jun 1992
5-08 Berm Crest Width Considerations, Interim Design Guidance Update for Nearshore Berm Construction Jun 1993
5-09 Sediment Chemistry Profiles of Capped Dredged Sediment Deposits Taken 3 to 11 Years After Capping May 1994
5-10 Open-Water Placement of Dredged Sediment: A Framework for Site Management Oct 1994
5-11 Current Corps of Engineers Data Management Practices Jan 1995
Section 6 - Miscellaneous
6-01 A Guide to the DRP Jan 1993
6-02 A DRP Product Guide May 1996

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