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Estimation of Sediment Transport and Long-term Prediction of Riverbed Elevation Changes in Yangon River

양곤강 퇴적물 이동 및 장기 하상변화율 측정

  • Received : 2019.11.18
  • Accepted : 2019.12.23
  • Published : 2019.12.31

Abstract

Sedimentation is a common problem for river ports. But its intensity depends on the rate of sedimentation, channel shape and size, hydrodynamic behavior of the river and the importance of the port. High sedimentation rate in Yangon River has become one major issue for Myanmar as her largest port is located on the Yangon riverbank. As a result of the high sedimentation rate, shallow water area near the confluence of Yangon River, Pazundaung Creek, and Bago River keeps blocking the navigation channel to the Yangon Port, which also limits the size of vessel calling to Yangon Port. Therefore, studies to understand sediment transport process in Yangon River are required because the economic development of Myanmar highly relies on the Yangon Port. This paper aims to calculate the sediment transport and to predict the riverbed elevation changes in Yangon River by using Bagnold (1966) theory. Calculation result shows that huge difference can be found in the bed load transport between the rainy season and dry season in Yangon River, and thus the sedimentation problem would become more severe in the dry season when the transported sediments are reduced. The estimated sedimentation rate in dry season indicates that the rate of riverbed level rise near the Yangon Port area is about 0.063 m per year, which would lead to approximately 3.15 m rise in the riverbed level in next 50 yrs, considering the same workload of dredging to maintain the navigation channel.

항구 주변 하천의 퇴적현상은 하천에 위치한 항구들이 공통적으로 직면하고 있는 문제이나, 그 심각성은 퇴적 속도, 수로 모양 및 크기, 강의 유체 역학적 거동 및 항구의 중요성에 따라 달라진다. 미얀마의 가장 큰 항구인 양곤항이 위치한 양곤강의 높은 퇴적율은 경제적인 측면에서 해결이 절실한 심각한 문제이다. 높은 퇴적물 침강 속도의 결과로 나타나는 양곤강, 파젠달 크릭 및 바고강이 합류하는 지역의 얕은 수심은 양곤항으로 향하는 항로를 막을 뿐만 아니라 양곤항으로 향하는 선박의 크기도 제한한다. 미얀마의 경제발전은 양곤항을 통한 교역에 크게 의존하기 때문에 양곤강의 퇴적물 수송 문제를 해결하기 위해 이 지역의 퇴적현상을 이해하는 연구가 필요하다. 본 논문은 Bagnold(1966) 이론을 적용하여 퇴적물 수송량을 계산하고 양곤 강의 강바닥 고도 변화를 예측하는 것을 목표로 한다. 양곤 강의 우기와 건기 사이의 상하수 운송에서 큰 차이가 발견 되며, 따라서 운송 된 퇴적물이 감소하는 건기에는 침강 문제가 더 심해진다. 건기에 계산한 퇴적율에 따르면 문제가 되는 양곤항 인근 하상 상승률은 연간 약 0.063 m로, 이 지역 연간 준설량을 고려할 때 향 후 50년간 하상이 약 3.15 m 상승할 것으로 예상되며 정확한 예측을 위해 보다 정밀한 관측과 수치모델 등을 사용한 심화연구과 필요하다.

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