Instream structures are used to reinforce channel margins, redirect flows, and create habitat, but there is little consensus about their design or whether they function as intended. In this study, 536 instream structures in the state of Maryland were assessed to determine the effect of structure-, project-, and watershed-scale factors on performance. Structures were assessed using a 19 point scoring system based on structural stability, sediment transport, and overall function. Structure-scale variables related to the construction, geometry, and placement, and differed for six structure families: bank protection (BP), full and partial span vanes (FSV), constructed riffles (RF), regenerative stream conveyances, and step pools. Project- and watershed-scale variables related to flow, erosion resistance, and design approach. Relationships between structure scores and explanatory variables were evaluated using regression analysis. Structure performance was strongly influenced by the individual project, suggesting that design quality, construction, and maintenance are as important as specific design features. Structure durability decreased if there was additional urban development following construction. Results also indicated that restoration activities have a "protective effect" on nearby structures. For rock BP, imbricated rock walls performed better than stone toe, due to increased structure height and boulder size. Rock FSVs that were keyed into the bank at angles between 35° and 90° were more durable, while RFs performed best when constructed using downstream grade control and increased substrate depth. The results of this study provide insight into design and project features that contribute to structure success. / Master of Science / Stream restoration aims to rehabilitate streams that have been impacted by humans, and log or rock structures in the channel are utilized to protect the bed and banks, redirect water away from the banks, and create habitat for aquatic organisms. However, there are few design standards for these structures. In this study, 536 instream structures in the state of Maryland were assessed to determine the effect of design and site characteristics on performance. Structures were scored for performance based on structural stability, sedimentation, erosion, and function. Design characteristics related to structure construction and placement, while site conditions related to the project and watershed characteristics. Statistical analyses were used to determine the relationship between structure performance and design and site characteristics. Structure performance was strongly influenced by the restoration project, indicating that design quality, construction, and maintenance are as important as specific design features. Structure durability decreased if there was additional urban development in the watershed following construction. Results also indicated that when structures were used in series, there was a "protective effect" on other nearby structures. Rock walls performed better as height increased, while rock weirs that were constructed into the streambank between 35° and 90° were more durable. These results provide insight into design and project features that contribute to structure success.

Dans le cadre de la lutte en mer, la détection acoustique des structures immergées s’effectue généralement sur des signaux stationnaires. Une nouvelle génération de sonars permet de détecter sur des signaux transitoires. Ceci implique de compléter le processus de conception des projets industriels qui ne tient compte d’exigences qu'en matière de bruits rayonnés en régime stationnaire. Il est donc nécessaire de comprendre les mécanismes de transfert des sources de bruit transitoires sur les structures immergées. Cette thèse s’inscrit dans ce cadre et consiste à étudier les mécanismes de transfert vibratoire et de rayonnement acoustique qui peuvent intervenir sur ces structures lorsque l’excitation est transitoire. L’analyse porte sur différents éléments de la chaine de transfert : le rayonnement dans l’eau du bordé, la diffraction des ondes par les raidisseurs, et le comportement résonnant des structures internes supportant les matériels. Le premier chapitre présente une analyse bibliographique autour de l’étude des phénomènes vibroacoustiques transitoires des structures immergées, de l’influence d’un fluide lourd sur le comportement vibroacoustique des plaques, et des méthodes de calcul vibroacoustiques en régime transitoire. Dans le second chapitre nous étudions la réponse transitoire d’une plaque infinie immergée soumise à une force impulsionnelle ponctuelle. La méthode de calcul s’appuie sur les calculs spectraux fréquences-nombre d’onde. Les réponses temporelles sont obtenues par transformées de Fourier inverses. L’analyse des spectres et des réponses temporelles de l’accélération vibratoire de la plaque et de la pression rayonnée, met en évidence l’influence de la présence du fluide. La prise en compte de l’inertie rotationnelle et du cisaillement à travers le modèle de plaque de Mindlin-Timoshenko est également étudiée. Ces résultats sont confrontés à une expérimentation présentée dans le troisième chapitre. La structure étudiée est une plaque rectangulaire posée horizontalement à la surface d’une cuve remplie d’eau. Deux types de sources transitoires sont utilisés : marteau de choc, lâché d’une bille. La comparaison des résultats numériques et expérimentaux montre que l’on retrouve certains phénomènes évoqués précédemment. L’effet des raidisseurs sur le rayonnement acoustique fait l’objet du quatrième chapitre. Une plaque raidie périodiquement dans une direction est considéré. L’influence des ondes de Bloch-Floquet sur la réponse temporelle est étudiée. Les résultats sont comparés à des mesures effectuées sur une barge d’essais. Dans le cinquième chapitre, l’effet des structures internes est étudié à partir d’un modèle de plaque couplé à un système résonnant constitué d’un assemblage poutre-plaque. La méthode des inertances est utilisée pour obtenir les forces de couplage entre les différents éléments. Les signaux temporels sont étudiés en fonction de l’importance de la rupture d’inertance entre la plaque et l’assemblage. / In the sea, the acoustic detection of other battle engines is done by detecting mostly stationary signals. However, new types of detection systems are being developed, and are able to detect and to analyze transient signals. Therefore, the industrial conception process needs to be improved, so that the underwater vehicles transient noises can be taken in account. In order to do so, the mechanism of vibroacoustic transfer of transient sources of submerged structures has to be understood. The object of this thesis is then the study of the mechanism of vibration transfer and acoustic radiation of those structures when they are excited by transient sources. The shell radiation in the water, the wave diffraction by circumferential stiffeners and the resonant behavior of internal substructures are analyzed. The first chapter presents the bibliographical study of three themes: the study of transient phenomenon of submerged structures, the influence of heavy fluid coupling on vibroacoustic behavior of plates, and the different calculation methods in transient vibroacoustics. In the second chapter, we study the transient response of a submerged infinite plate excited by an impulsively point force. First, the calculations are done in the wavenumber-frequency domain. Then the spatio-temporal responses are obtained using inverse Fourier transforms. The discretization of wavenumber and frequency domains and the damping model are studied. The analysis of frequency and time responses of the plate vibration and the radiated pressure enable us to observe the influence of heavy fluid coupling. Besides the Mindlin-Timoshenko plate model is also used and the effect of rotation inertia and shear stress are studied. In the third chapter, these numerical results are confronted to experimental data, obtained experimentally. The studied structure is a rectangular plate lying on the surface of a water tank. Two different excitations are used: an impact hammer and the free fall of a steel ball. The study of the correlation between numerical and experimental results showed that some phenomena are observed in both cases. The influence of stiffeners on the acoustic radiation is the theme of the fourth chapter. An infinite plate which is periodically stiffened through one direction is considered. The effect of Bloch-Floquet waves on time response is studied. Numerical results are compared to measurements data obtained on an industrial submerged structure. In the fifth chapter, the effect of internal structures is analyzed by modelling an infinite plate coupled to a resonant system made of a beam and a rectangular finite plate. The inertance coupling method is used to obtain the coupling forces between the different substructures. Influence of inertance difference between the substructures is illustrated by the time signals.