新形势下长江口航道的开发重点与治理原则*

长江口12.5 m深水航道已进入稳定运行、全面发挥效益的新阶段,长江口还存在北港、南槽等丰富航道资源, 尚有进一步开发的潜力。结合长江口航道发展面临的新形势和新要求,明确指出未来一段时间长江口航道的开发重点是北 港航道。通过总结长江口深水航道治理工程实践经验,探讨新形势下长江口航道治理的总体原则,并根据北港水道沿程河 型特点、河势演变特征及碍航性质的不同,分别对北港上、中、下3个区段提出相应的治理思路及原则。     

长江下游通州沙西水道整治工程效果分析

针对通州沙西水道存在的诸多问题,2011—2016年间通州沙西水道实施了大规模的河道整治工程,为通州沙汊道形成稳定的双分汊河型创造了有利条件。根据近年来实测水文、地形资料,从通州沙西水道分流比、通州沙沙体、河道的冲淤、河道尺度等方面,分析通州沙西水道河道演变出现的新变化以及整治工程效果。结果表明:通州沙沙体基本稳定,西水道分流比增加2. 4%,-5 m河槽全线贯通,四干河以下-10 m河槽基本贯通,达到工程预期效果。     

港池疏浚过程悬浮物影响预测研究及应用

港池疏浚产生的高浓度悬浮泥沙,对海域环境的影响不能忽视。在建立近海悬浮物二维输移扩散数值模型的基础上,采用有限元分步杂交方法求解,对两种不同施工方案下悬浮物的输移扩散进行预测模拟。根据预测结果,对比分析两种施工方法可能对附近海域水质环境造成影响的程度,为施工方案的选择提供科学依据。     

Developing a Spatially Enabled Inventory of Recreational Boats Using Vessel Registration Data

Effective waterway management requires information on the characteristics and locations of boats. A field-based boat census—a traditional method to obtain spatially accurate information—is relatively expensive, time-consuming, and restrictive in scope. Vessel registration data, maintained by all U.S. states, is potentially a more robust information source. This research evaluated the accuracy and reliability of vessel registration data to supply location and attribute information for boats. The study premise was to use vessel registration data, which includes the mailing address of registered boat owners, to develop a spatially enabled inventory of boats. The study area comprised 12,064 salt-water accessible property parcels in two Florida counties. An on-water census (OWC) provided location and characteristics for 5,023 vessels, which were compared to 8,681 vessel registration records linked to the study area. Discrepancies between the OWC and vessel registration data were explained by a stratified, random sample of 485 telephone survey respondents. Study results show that vessel registration data accurately located and characterized roughly 81% of the boat population; in contrast, the OWC accurately located less than 56%. A conclusion is that state vessel registration data is a better alternative than an OWC for locating and characterizing boats kept along waterways.     

The dredging dilemma: Economic development and environmental protection in Oakland Harbor

Abstract

Seaport expansion often generates tensions between the national interest in efficient transport and local interests in water quality and habitat preservation. The governing American permitting system, however, establishes an extraordinarily cumbersome, legalistic, and costly method for balancing environmental and economic considerations. A case study of the Port of Oakland illustrates the tendency. For four years, plans to find an environmentally acceptable site for dredged material have been stymied by a sequence of inconclusive regulatory and judicial proceedings. Meanwhile, large container ships can enter and leave Oakland harbor only at high tide, and not fully loaded. Despite the absence of any authoritative determination concerning environmental risks, the port was compelled to accede to progressively more expensive disposal methods. Such “adversarial legalism”; is not unique to the Oakland harbor case, but recurs in other policy spheres. It stems from a governmental structure that fragments decision‐making power among many agencies, that constrains regulatory discretion with legal demands for scientific certainty, and that by allowing agency decisions to be challenged readily in court, encourages legalistic defensiveness and extortion rather than compromise. The article concludes with a discussion of the conditions under which regional planning bodies might overcome these centrifugal tendencies.     

厦漳大桥北汊主桥通航孔通航能力分析

厦漳大桥北汊主桥通航孔的通航能力与其上游及桥区附近的码头建设规模密切相关.以调研数据为基础,分析北汊主桥通航孔的特点及碍航性,提出通航净空高度是制约其通航能力的主要因素,通过实船数据的统计分析,论证北汊主桥通航孔的通航能力.其结论对该桥区通航安全管理及桥区上游和附近码头建设规模的确定具有参考价值.     

Estimating economic and resilience consequences of potential navigation infrastructure failures: A case study of the Monongahela River

The paper examines the potential effects of failure of heavily used, outdated locks and dams on the Monongahela River in southwestern Pennsylvania. Catastrophic failure would result in lengthy outage of barge traffic. The displaced volume of coal shipments from mines to power plants is estimated using Energy Information Administration survey data. The resilience of the impacted facilities, the viability of their shipping alternatives, and their ability to re-organize into new markets is assessed. Lost revenues are estimated for facilities that close due to an inability to adapt, as well as the replacement cost of towboats and barges trapped by a catastrophic and sudden failure. The aggregate costs to these facilities as a result of a year-long closure are estimated at $0.56-1.7 billion.     

仑头-生物岛沉管隧道管段浮运方案探讨

随着沉管技术的发展，干坞形式的多样化，突显出了干坞与隧道的距离不再是沉管隧道干坞方案比选的决定性因素。但新的问题是如何长距离运输管段并达到经济、合理的效果。通过仑头—生物岛沉管隧道的管段浮运，探讨移动干坞法预制管段前提下，管段长距离浮运方案比选和具体实施细则，为今后大型沉管隧道设计和施工提供参考。     

横滩整治措施与效果分析

文章介绍了横滩整治工程的措施与效果,分析该滩获得成功整治的关键技术与经验,为类似工程提供参考。     

郁江西竹坑口航道整治措施的建议

文章结合郁江西竹坑口经常出现淤积泥砂而防碍航行的问题,分析出现淤积的原因,提出相应的整治措施与建议。