Design guidelines versus practices for the Upper Sea Scheldt, the inland waterway connection between Antwerp and Ghent
Eloot, K.; Vantorre, M.; Adams, R.; Bosmans, S.; De Beukelaer-Dossche, M. (2015). Design guidelines versus practices for the Upper Sea Scheldt, the inland waterway connection between Antwerp and Ghent, in: SMART RIVERS 2015, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 7-11 September 2015: papers booklet. pp. paper 99 (12 p.)
Design guidelines for inland waterways are so far a national matter. PIANC InCom Working Group 141 "Design Guidelines for Inland Waterways" is nevertheless working on a report with a summary of existing guidelines and a methodology for the concept and detailed design of canals and rivers. For tidal rivers the design is a difficult process and an example is given through the accessibility of the Upper-Seascheldt for CEMT class IV and Va inland vessels between the port of Antwerp and the locks in Merelbeke. A combined evaluation based on concept design guidelines for canals, practices measured during a full-scale voyage and detailed design using ship handling simulators is discussed and illustrated.
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