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by Andrea Gillarduzzi
These photographs have been taken in 2005 at Busaytin and West Hidd located respectively in the northwest and northeast part of the Kingdom of Bahrain and show various phases of hydraulic fill reclamation.
The sandy reclamation fill (GEO-193) was dredged from borrow areas located in the Arab Gulf northwest of Bahrain and pumped on site using dedicated pipelines (GEO-194) running from the cutter suction dredger (GEO-195) to the discharge point (GEO-196). This is moved progressively to allow the complete hydraulic fill of the reclamation lagoons (GEO-196).
Each lagoon is separated by the sea by preventively construction of bunds (GEO-197). Reclamation lagoons are designed so that the transport water drains via weirs (Fig GEO-198, GEO-199) remote from the point of pump discharge. As the sediment-laden water flows across the lagoon (GEO-200) it loses velocity and deposits all but the finest sediments. A degree of natural grading of material will occur.
GEO-201, GEO-202 & GEO-203 show the final phases of the reclamation process and various developments constructed or in construction on previously reclaimed areas.
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Date: 04/20/2007
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 2 items
(13 items total)
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