Experimental research: Filling process of a river plough

Experimental research: Filling process of a river plough: Bulldozer forces induced by under water ploughing explained

Wildenberg, M.P.J.

Talmon, A.M. (mentor)
Van Rhee, C. (mentor)

Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering

Marine and Transport Technology

2017-04-12

This report describes and analyses small scale plough process. This research is initiated by Deltares and the Delft University of Technology as an experimental way to gain insight in the ploughing of the river bed in rivers. The main target of this thesis is to gather information on the plough process as applied in the maintenance of the Waal river. Using small scale experiments, several methods of improvement can be tested and the main principles of buffer formation in front of a plough are investigated. Investigated is the discrepancy found in testing a prototype plough in the Waal river where ploughing in the same direction of the current resulted in lower pull forces than in opposite direction. An answer for this situation is found and explained. Furthermore, a large set of data and videos is collected in various experiments which can help to better understand the plough process and can help to further improve the plough process in the Waal river.

sand cutting
plough
river
dune
buffer
snowplough
maintenance
dredging

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Student theses

master thesis

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