Sediment investigations connected with the building of the Øresund Bridge and Tunnel

Auteur :
VALEUR, J.R.

Description :
The A. presents the results of various sedimentological investigations carried out before, during and after the construction of the bridge and tunnel between Sweden and Denmark 1995-2000. The mean reason for the large focus on the sediment spill issue was the potential impact on the marine life, but the marine life also has a significant impact on both the natural sediment transport and on the fate of the spilled sediments. The measurements showed that algae were the main turbidity-creating agent during the summer period, and that mussel banks were able to lower the local turbidity. Sediment flux measurements were used in order to measure the effect of the sediment transport regime that the creation of 2 artificial islands had.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Geografisk tidsskrift, issn : 0016-7223, 2004, vol. 104, n°. 2, p. 1-12, nombre de pages : 12, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 42 ref.

Date :
2004

Editeur :
Pays édition : Danemark, København, Kongelige danske geografiske selskab