ARCADIS' modeling and systems analysis expertise supports the work of the Waterfront and Sediment Group. Our modeling and systems analysis expertise is used to design sediment management and remediation programs, to support our port planning/coastal engineering and in the design of habitat restoration programs.
ARCADIS' modeling staff includes some of the field's most recognized experts. Their skills include numerical modeling of river flow and waves, coastal erosion, pipeline transport, contaminant fate and transport, sediment migration, long-term cap performance, and water quality. Our U.S. expertise is complemented and strengthened by that of our European colleagues at Alkyon, an internationally-recognized consultancy specializing in flood protection, harbor design, and coastal and river management.
ARCADIS' conceptual and predictive modeling expertise is used in the development of conceptual site models, to understand site-specific hydrodynamics and their effect on sedimentation and erosion, to predict contaminant fate and transport (and to identify potential sources of contaminants during forensic examination), and to predict sediment consolidation and settlement.
Our modeling work has included
- Hydraulic and sediment transport modeling
- Contaminated sediment fate and transport
- Groundwater modeling
- Geotechnical modeling
ARCADIS has applied its expertise to assess the impact of dredging and dam removal or modification on sediment transport and water quality in a river, and to predict changes in the stress conditions on a wharf structure due to channel deepening. The results of these modeling activities were used to develop conceptual models, in the development of strategic site management plans and in the design and construction of new port infrastructure.
