- Level Intermediate
- Category Marine and Offshore
- Total hrs 40
- Course Language Arabic+English
- Email ktonbol@aast.edu
- Phone 00201065544817
Trainees successfully completing this training course will be able to:- Classify and compare different types of dredgers- Understand clearly the differences between the dredgers and their functions; - Classify the used equipment in hydrographic surveying measuring water depths.- Discuss hydrographic surveying data management and modeling.- Practice constructing contour maps and depth soundings.- Practice the different methods for calculating cross sectional areas of dredged materials (regular and irregular shapes; Trapezoidal and Simpson1/3 rule). - Practice the different methods for calculating volumes of dredged materials (Average End Area, Prismoidal method, TIN Model). - Compute volume of disposal material. - Discuss software packages used to compute volumes and maps. - Practice different field data exercises and assignments.
Introduction and general scope 1st dayImportance of dredging and functions Types of dredgers Calculations of cross section areas; regular and irregular 2nd dayMeasuring areas from plans Areas from field notes + Exercises Hydrographic surveying techniques 3rd dayData management and modeling Bathymetric maps and charting + Exercises Volume calculations 4th dayCut with vertical slope/ side slope Formulae for calculating volume + Exercises Volumes for large scale 5th dayComputation of disposal Material Review and practical exercises
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