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Module 6

Dredging

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1. Capital Dredging vs Maintenance Dredging


DEFINITION:
Dredging is the under water removal of soil and
subsequent transportation to another place,
either for deepening or for profitable use

CAPITAL

MAINTENANCE
New Islands
New Ports

Remove
silt/sand from to
keep existing
water ways to
the required
depth

Drivers: Swift population towards coastal areas,


Economic growth, World population growth.

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2. Draught
Water depth in the Port or Shipping channel required
Desired depth in Vietnam -12/14m

Tide Vungtau = 3 m
100.000 DWT = 8.000 TEU = approx. 16 m
80.000 DWT = 6.000 TEU = approx. 14 m
60.000 DWT = 4.000 TEU = approx. 12 m

Soai Rap river /


Hiep Phuoc -12?
Currently -5/6

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Cai Mep/Thi Vai -10 to 13m; TOA/Van Oord 2010

3. Soil conditions
Type of soil and the condition it is in
- Sand (Loose or Compacted)
- Silt
- Clay (Soft or Stiff)
- Gravel
- Rock
- Coral

Round
Gravel
Sharp
Silt

Modern Soil

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4. Reclamation
Creating Land in the Sea by dumping sand
Hai phong

Maasvlakte 2 Netherlands

WHY?
Project Vungtau
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5. Soil improvement
Improve the bearing capacity from reclaimed land
Methods:
- Compaction
- Wick/Vertical drains
- Vibro floatation
- Soil mixing
Consolidation

Kansai Airport sinks 50 cm per year


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6. Beach Nourishment
Replenish sand removed by currents

Break water

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7. Dredging Contractor
Company to carry out the Dredging work
THE BIG 4:
- Boskalis (Netherlands)
- Van Oord (Netherlands)
- Jan de Nul (Belgium)
- Dredging International (Belgium)
Together hold 60% of the world
Dredging market.

VINAWACO

Link with
Offshore?

Why they are BIG?:


- Buy best equipment (IHC)
- In house training school
- Large versatile fleet
- OPEX over CAPEX

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8. TSHD
Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger
Trailing is to moving in one direction with
something resting on the ground.
Suction stand for the pump action, vacuuming
the seabed.
Hopper is area to contain the dredged
material.
Hopper capacity can vary from 1.500 m3 up to
34.000 m3.
Slurrification

Long Chau 1969

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How long to fill up?

9. Cutter Dredger
A stationary dredger that can mechanically excavate the seabed

Slurry

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Application?
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10. Beaver Dredger


Smaller cutter dredger by IHC

Vietnam owns 9 IHC


Beaver Dredgers and
about 10 more from
other manufacturers
Vietnam has 3 Hopper
Dredgers operational
between 1.500 m3 and
4.000 m3.
Application?

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11. Dipper Dredger


A stationary dredger that uses a bucket
to excavate the seabed

Vietnam: Clamshell or Grab Dredging

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12. Excavator
Dredging using an
excavator on a pontoon
Application?

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13. Split Hopper


Barge to transport dredged material that can dump quickly by splitting the hull

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14. Multi Cat


Work boat to assist a cutter dredger with different tasks

- Personnel transfer
- Change cutter head or teeth
- Hook-up of floating pipe line
- Towing Dredger to site

MOVIES

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15. Production
How much dry material is dredged per second

m = Density Mixture
w = Density Water
g = Density In situ

Critical velocity 3 m/s


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16. Suction/Drag head


Suction mouth that is trailing on the
seabed at the end of the suction tube

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17. Cutter teeth


Clay /
Silt

Sand /
Gravel

Rock / Coral
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18. Impeller / Pump Housing

Double
walled
pump

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19. Discharge pressure


Pressure at the pressure side of the dredge pump
Pressure

Pressure

Cavitation

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20. Rain bowing


Emptying the hopper by re-slurrifying the sand and spraying it from the bow

How Far?

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21. Floating Pipeline


Pipe line to transport mixture from the dredger to the dump site

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22. Booster Station


Installation in the pipeline to bring the pressure back up

Dumpsite
6 km

6 km
Booster

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23. Bottom Doors


Unloading the hopper by dumping through bottom doors

Bottom door

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24. Barge Loading


Pump the mixture in a barge that is moored next to the Hopper or Cutter

The Dredging Cycle

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