Dredged Materials in Dike Construction
South Baltic Cross-Border Co-operation Programme 2007-2013
What is DredgDikes?
The EU project DredgDikes is a South Baltic Cross-border Co-operation project, dealing with the implementation of dredged materials in dike construction. Large-scale field testing, an actual pilot dike and a best-practice guideline are the three main components.
Who is DredgDikes?
The project consortium consists of five eligible partners from Germany and Poland, 15 associated organisations, and an external Expert from Lithuania.
Lead Partner: Universität Rostock, Prof. Fokke Saathoff.
What are Dredged Materials?
Dredged materials are soil or excavated material with different parts of mineral and organic properties, which accumulate in or on the waterbodies in the course of waterway maintenance and expansion for warranty of safety and easiness of shipping traffic...
Dredged Materials in Dike Construction
The use of dredged materials in dike construction is a new promising method to use it in a sustainable way. Several million m3 of dredged materials accrue every year in the coastal areas of the North and Baltic Sea. A part of the dredged material is deposited directly on spoil fields on land.
Latest News
DredgDikes 2nd Monitoring Group Meeting
The 2nd DredgDikes Monitoring Group Meeting was held in Rostock 24-25 April 2012. All partners and 5 associated organisations took part in the successful meeting. On the first day the progress of the German and Polish partners was presented. An excursion to the construction site of the Rostock test dike was organised for all participants.
Rostock Test Dike Construction Continues
The construction works at the Rostock test dike in Markgrafenheide have been resumed on 16 April 2012. Here you will find some images of the work progress.
DredgDikes Weather Data
The monthly data of the DredgDikes weather station on the spoil field Radelsee in Rostock/Markgrafenheide are now provided HERE. The data will be updated monthly.
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