THE BRISTOL CHANNEL BARRAGE PROJECT

Proceedings of the International Conference on Coastal Engineering

Brian Severn²  Martin Carson Swales³  Donald Henery³  Eric Montgomery Wilson¹ 

[1] University of Salford;Tidal Power Consultants Ltd;University of Sheffield

关键词: Bristol Channel;    barrage;    barrage project;   

DOI  :  10.9753/icce.v11.%p

学科分类：建筑学

来源: Coastal Engineering Research Council

【 摘 要 】

The paper outlines a proposal to barrage the Bristol channel between Cardiff and Weston-supermare. The benefits from energy generation and to road communications are assessed in detail and m monetary terms. Benefits to navigation and drainage are discussed but not assessed. The effect of the barrage on tidal range, siltation and sediment movement is considered and a suggestion, previously made by others, for a larger international airport on land reclaimed from the enclosed area, is developed. Cost estimates for the proposal are made and it is shown that the benefit/cost ratio is greater than unity even when only energy and traffic are considered.

【 授权许可】

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