Sediment control in canals and waterways is normally achieved by the complementary application of various sediment exclusion and ejection techniques. Sediment exclusion applies to methods by which sediment is deflected away from canal headworks and is prevented from entering the canal with the diversion water. Sediment ejection is the removal of sediment from the canal after the diverted water has transported the sediment into the canal. Numerous sediment exclusion and ejection schemes have been reported in the literature. This entry references only the general comprehensive publications by the ASCE (1972), (1975) and Melone et al. (1975), any of which contains a thorough bibliography of individual reports.
Sediment Control in Perspective
Both the expansion of cities and an increase in the demand for food throughout the world have made it necessary to divert more water from rivers into constructed canals for municipal uses and for irrigation. The removal of sediment from canals is a...
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Melone, A.M. (1988). Canals and waterways, sediment control . In: General Geology. Encyclopedia of Earth Science. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-30844-X_14
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