Mechanical dredging is best suited for environments
that contain enough space for an excavator to operate, allowing the
power-driven machine to extract, dispose, and scoop materials rapidly. Mechanical
dredging projects are typically located near a shoreline. They traditionally
require several pieces of support equipment including the primary excavator
that mechanically removes the sand and water placing the sand on the shoreline,
loaders to move the sand on the shore, and trucks to deposit the sand at a
nearby processing ...
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