Multi-service assessment of intertidal treatment wetlands. This project aims to investigate the use of constructed intertidal wetlands to reduce nitrogen pollution while providing co-benefits including carbon sequestration and biodiversity. This research will generate a holistic assessment of the services, disservices, and cost-effectiveness of intertidal treatment wetlands compared to traditional wastewater treatment approaches. Expected outcomes include a full-scale multi-disciplinary environm ....Multi-service assessment of intertidal treatment wetlands. This project aims to investigate the use of constructed intertidal wetlands to reduce nitrogen pollution while providing co-benefits including carbon sequestration and biodiversity. This research will generate a holistic assessment of the services, disservices, and cost-effectiveness of intertidal treatment wetlands compared to traditional wastewater treatment approaches. Expected outcomes include a full-scale multi-disciplinary environmental and economic assessment of a constructed treatment wetland in a new urban development, providing industry and government partners the knowledge required to broaden uptake of intertidal wetlands as a cost-effective solution to growing levels of coastal anthropogenic pollution.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE140100108
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$325,650.00
Summary
Fundamental aspects of vertical and horizontal consolidation in a multi-layered soil system. Land reclamation is a multi-billion dollar industry that is most often carried out in coastal regions by reclaiming seabed foundations of marine clay using dredged waste. This project will develop an analytical framework for predicting the rate of settlements in the resulting multi-layer system which will incorporate a variety of factors known to directly influence the rate of consolidation. After valida ....Fundamental aspects of vertical and horizontal consolidation in a multi-layered soil system. Land reclamation is a multi-billion dollar industry that is most often carried out in coastal regions by reclaiming seabed foundations of marine clay using dredged waste. This project will develop an analytical framework for predicting the rate of settlements in the resulting multi-layer system which will incorporate a variety of factors known to directly influence the rate of consolidation. After validation using experimental data and numerical simulations, the proposed analytical model can be used to mimic soil behaviour more closely than traditional models, thereby leading to more realistic settlement predictions.Read moreRead less