Typical Output

Typical Output

Figures E1 and E2 show typical MDFATE graphical output, 2-D and 3-D

contour plots of bathymetry resulting from MDFATE simulations. Textual

output consists of tables showing locations of the dumps, volume differences

between two bottom bathymetries, and maximum elevation of mounds created.

Also, ASCII files containing tables showing the amount of sediments on the

bottom and in the water column, identical to those produced by STFATE are

created. Finally, the velocity of the descending jet can also be determined from

the STFATE-like files.

Availability of Models

All U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES) computer

models referred to in this report are available as a part of the Automated

Dredging and Disposal Alternatives Modeling System (ADDAMS) and can be

downloaded from the World Wide Web from the WES Dredging Operations

Technical Support (DOTS) homepage at http://www.wes.army.mil/el/dots/

dots.html.

References

Ackers, P., and White, W. R. (1973). "Sediment transport: New approach and

analysis," Journal of the Hydraulics Division, Proceedings of the American

Society of Civil Engineers 99 (HY11).

Allen, J. R. L. (1970). "The avalanching of granular solids on dune and similar

slopes," Journal of Geology 78.

Ariathurai, R., MacArthur, R. C., and Krone, R. B. (1977). "Mathematical

model of estuarial sediment transport," Technical Report D-77-12, U.S. Army

Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS.

Cargill, K. W. (1982). "Consolidation of soft layers by finite strain analysis,"

Miscellaneous Paper GL-82-3, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment

Station, Vicksburg, MS.

__________. (1985). "Mathematical model for the consolidation/desiccation

process in dredged material," Technical Report D-85-4, U.S. Army Engineer

Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS.

Appendix E MDFATE Model