Technology Groups > Coastal and Environmental Engineering > Facilities
 

Hydrographic Survey

   
 
 

Multibeam and Singlebeam Sidescan

   

Echosounder

   
  An Echosounder sends out a sound pulse and waits, for its echo reflected from the seabed. The velocity of sound is a known quantity and hence the time elapsed is a measure of depth.
 
   
   

Comparison of Single Beam and Multi Beam Echosounding

   
 
 
O/P: SingleBeam Vs Multibeam
   

Multibeam Bathymetry Survey

   
 

Depth in MM
   
Equipments-Geophysical
 

Sidescan sonar image

Sonogram of rock exposure

Critical Area Applications of Multibeam / Side Scan

Sub-bottom Profiler

Magnetometer-Geometrics

   
 
SIDESCAN SONARS
Sidescan sonar image of a rock
exposure in the sea bed - Vizhingam
   
Sonogram of rock exposure seen rising above the sea bed - Vizhingam
   
 
Critical Area Applications of Multibeam / Side Scan
   
 
Large and expensive rock dredging problems like Sethu Samudram project needs Multibeam surveys
Individual rock outcrops can be located only by Multibeam
Accurate volume computations possible only with Multibeam

Location of hazards within ports like incomplete removal of jetty piles, sunken ships etc., possible only with Multibeam pseudo side scan

   
 

SB 512 EDGETECH
SB216S EDGETECH
 
SPARKER AND BOOMER APPLIED ACOUSTICS
PRINCIPLE
   
 
 
SUB-BOTTOM SECTION
MAGNETOMETER GEOMETRICS
   
 
 
Principles
Principles

Wave & Tide Measurements

   
 
 
   
Used to measure tide variations
Primary force for movements of water, sediments and pollutants in coastal areas
Influences navigation safety, siltation
   
 
   
Almost all projects required tide measurements
Six automatic gages
Online transmission

Tide poles also extensively used

     

Wave Rider Buoy

 
     
 
   
 

Measures wave height for wave periods of 1.6 to 30 seconds 1 cm precision in all directions (free floating) Measures wave direction

GPS for buoy monitoring and tracking through HF link

Internal logger
Led flash antenna
0.9 m diameter spherical hull of AISI 316
Optional Cunifer hull, warranted not to corrode
1.7 years battery life
HF transmitter range 50 km over sea
   
Current Meters
 
   

Profiling Current Meters

Comparison of Single and Profiling Current Meter
   
Used to measure speed and direction of water
Navigation safety, movement of sediment and pollutants

Single point, profiling currents meters

   
 
     
 
Twelve Single Point current meters
Two Bottom tracking current meters
Three ADCPs

One Horizontal Current Meter

   
 
   
   
ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER RDI CS150I-UG2
 
 

Comparison of Single and Profiling Current Meter

   

Geotechnical Investigations - Gulf of Khambhat

   
 
Alternative deployment method
CONE PENETROMETER ROSON SYSTEM
- 100 KN
   

Equipments - Geotechnical

   
 
Max Penetration: 2.75m
Core Diameter: 76 and 108 mm
Max working water Depth : 150 meter
Drive : 2 synchronized Electrical motors

Weight : 100 Kg

   
 
ELECTRICAL VIBRO CORER SEABED SYSTEM- SVC 300 E
   

VIBRO-CORE TESTING

   

Underwater Inspection Surveys

   
  EVALUATION OF CHARACTERISTICS OF INACCESSIBLE LOCATIONS
 
ASSESSMENT OF STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF DAMS & PIERS
PRAKASAM BARRAGE

DONKARAYI DAM

   
   
 
ROV - Openframe MiniROVER MKII
 
   

Training Capabilities

   
  NIOT has conducted a number of training programs for
 
DCI (Dredging Operations)
Tamil Nadu Govt. (Coastal Zone Management and HTL/LTL)
Port and Harbor Sector (Design aspects)
   
Facilities at NIOT permit complete exposure
State of the art instruments
Research Vessels
Unique training facilities allowing interactive computer based participation
Demonstration of backward and forward integration

Maintenance and quality/accuracy requirements