Prediction of Channel curvatures in Inland Waterways channels using Sinuosity index, Centroid best-fit circles Technique

B.S. Olisa¹

1. Dept. of Logistics and Transport Technology/School of Logistics and Innovation Technology, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria.

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.10 , Issue.8 , pp.16-27, Aug-2024

Online published on Aug 31, 2024

Copyright © B.S. Olisa . This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
 

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Abstract :
The study demonstrated the effectiveness of GIS datalogger centroids and computer-aided approaches in monitoring and predicting inland waterway channel movements, especially at their bends. In order to predict the possible future consequences of the channel migration on inland transport in a riverine region, Ilaje riverine area was chosen as the case study. Study’s objectives include assessing the spatiotemporal planform changes of a meandering section of the river reach from 1972 to 2022, determining the river curvature pattern (channel sinuosity), assessing the rate and extent of bankline shifting, and predict the location and extent of banklines in 2122 and 2152 (predicted in 100 and 130 years). GIS technique was used to analyze and classify satellite imagery obtained from the USGS in a spatiotemporal manner. Using a datalogger process, computer-aided techniques were utilized to digitize and generate an array of yearly centroids for each bend in the channel curvatures. Results showed that during the course of 50 years (1972–2022), there were notable changes to the river planform and sinuous parts from Igbokoda to Legha; as a result, the channel extended by 448.96 meters. The investigation revealed a continuous channel extension between the years 2022, 2072, 2122, and 2152. The study observed a natural cut-off at the intersection of Bends 4 and 7, which has an impact on Bends 5 and 6 being abandoned in the anticipated year 2152. This implies that communities and settlements in the southern part of the region would not have direct access to inland waterways, and that the northern settlements in Igbokoda will be cut off from inland waterway networks. The methods provided accurate information regarding the channel reach`s morphological characteristics in the past, present, and future, which can be used as a reference by professional and stakeholders involved in inland waterway planning and river engineering.

Key-Words / Index Term :
inland, waterway, sinuosity, centroid, river, curvature, transport, channel

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