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Gravel-Bed River Assessment Tool for Improved Resiliency of Engineering Design

项目名称：	Gravel-Bed River Assessment Tool for Improved Resiliency of Engineering Design
摘要：	The world�s rivers and streams are adjusting to changes in climate. In Washington State, stream channels are becoming more dynamic � especially in the vicinity of gravel-bed rivers. Federal, state, tribal and private roads are increasingly compromised or destroyed due to progressively more dynamic channel processes. A river�s bedload (sediment transported along the channel bed) drives how rivers move into � or away from � road infrastructure. In order to design durable roads and bridges, we need high quality information on how the natural material in the river system will move and deposit in the vicinity of road infrastructure. Widely available methods for assessing channel dynamics and hazards are based on sand-bed rivers, like the Mississippi River, that do not apply to gravel-bed rivers found throughout the United States. We need a gravel-bed river assessment tool that accounts for changes in gravel-bed rivers from glacial melt and extreme flooding associated with projected future climate change. In this pilot, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) proposes to develop practical guidance and methods for assessing bedload transport in gravel-bed rivers for more resilient road infrastructure. This guidance will inform engineering design, hazard assessment, and maintenance strategies of roads along or near gravel-bed rivers. Other federal and state agencies support the pilot, and are willing to assist in the development and review process. WSDOT anticipates that US Forest Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Oregon DOT, Caltrans and other public works agencies will use the gravel-bed assessment tool developed by this pilot project. This pilot will consist of three parts: (1) A technical workshop to define the framework, goals, and criteria for developing the guidance and case studies. (2) Data collection and case study development. (3) The guidance write-up and finalization.
状态：	Programmed
资金：	390000
资助组织：	Washington State Department of Transportation
项目负责人：	Peterson, Jon
开始时间：	20180801
预计完成日期：	20231231
实际结束时间：	0