Valdivia Estuary Project

Valdivia Estuary Project is rated 3 out of 5 in the category civil engineering. Read and write reviews about Valdivia Estuary Project. Multidisciplinary project of Delft University of Technology (NL), faculty of Civil Engineering, in cooperation with the Universidad Católica de La Santísima Concepción (UCSC). This project is conducted by a group of six students from the Delft University of Technology, following a MSc degree in Civil Engineering. During September and October 2017, the group will be in Concepción (Chile) to do analyses on the Valdivia Estuary. Valdivia is a city located in an estuary in southern Chile, about 400 km south of Concepción. The estuary sustains several fluvial ports and also a growing tourist attention. The current infrastructure in Valdivia and the estuary is not sufficient to accommodate for the present and future values of people and cargo transport. The ministry wants to look into this problem and determine whether the infrastructure across the road and along the river can be improved. To increase the attractiveness of Valdivia, also keeping in mind the growing amount of residents, tourists and trade, it is important to keep the city accessible and ensure enough capacity of the infrastructure. It is desired that analyses are made about potential possibilities. For instance, implementing new infrastructure, adapting existing infrastructure or by maintaining the current infrastructure if they are found to be suitable. Furthermore, the waterway in the estuary is subject to sedimentation problems which have been identified as a potential issue for the accessibility of the ports. Therefore the government is in need to study the estuary hydrodynamics in order to conclude about the existing and new infrastructure. Specifically, to study sedimentation rates in order to develop the proper dredging strategy. The model should consider the main forcing factors that are driving sedimentation, such as, tides, waves, river discharge, and subsidence within an environment characterized by the local bathymetry and existing infrastructure. In addition, the areal land-use needs to be analysed thoroughly to gain a better understanding in the origin of the sediment. This research group will spend 8 weeks in Chile in order to assess part of the above problematic in order to respond to the general question: How can infrastructural development in the Valdivia estuary be facilitated keeping in mind the growing amount of cargo, residents and tourists? Leading Partner: - Dutch Process Innovators (DPI): http://dutchpi.com/ Partner: - Van Oord: https://www.vanoord.com/