A evaluation and selection model of dredger considering marine ecological environment and dredger performance

¹ State Key Lab Coastal & Offshore Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
² CCCC Third Harbor Consultants Co., Ltd., Shanghai 200032, China

^* Corresponding author: wangwenyuan@dlut.edu.cn

Abstract

There will be total suspended solids in port dredging, which will affect aquatic organisms and water quality. Therefore, with the Green Port becoming the core concept of port development, it is necessary to consider the impact of dredging on marine ecological environment when selecting dredgers. In this paper, the calculation method of biomass loss caused by dredging is proposed, and the biomass loss is taken as the evaluation index to establish a dredger selection model considering marine ecological environment and dredger performance. The dredger selection model uses the fuzzy synthetic evaluation method based on norm grey relational grade to evaluate and select dredgers quantitatively, avoiding the influence of subjective factors on dredger selection. Finally, the feasibility of dredger selection model is verified by a practical dredging engineering and the results indicate that the dredger selection model can serve as a scientific basis for the construction of ecological port and the protection of marine environment.