Document Type
Report
Department/Program
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Publication Date
10-4-2016
Series
Special report in applied marine science and ocean engineering ; no. 452.
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential impact on flow and sedimentation potential due to the proposed new crossings on the lower James River by VDOT. This project was built upon previous effort in the same area (Boon et al. 1999); the latter used VIMS’ 3D Hydrodynamic-Sedimentation Model (HYSED) to study the impact of the bridge-tunnel infrastructure on the physical characteristics (including tides, currents, circulation, salinity and sedimentation) under the existing and alternative scenarios. Due to various limitations at that time, smaller bridge pilings were not resolved but instead parameterized. In this update study, we used an unstructured-grid modeling system (SCHISM) to enable higher resolution (and thus resolve the bridge pilings) and to explicitly simulate the impact on flow and sedimentation potential around the structures.
Description
A Report to the Virginia Department of Transportation.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21220/V5VX4Z
Keywords
Estuarine sediments -- Virginia--James River
Recommended Citation
Zhang, Y. J., Wang, H. V., Liu, Z., Sisson, M., & Shen, J. (2016) Evaluation of the Potential Impact on Flow and Sediment Transport from Proposed James River Crossings. Special report in applied marine science and ocean engineering ; no. 452.. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary. https://doi.org/10.21220/V5VX4Z
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