Navigation Conditions at Ozark Lock and Dam, Arkansas River. Hydraulic Model Investigation

Abstract

Ozark Lock and Dam will consist of a 110- by 600-ft lock and an 890- ft-long, gated, nonnavigable dam. A 1:120-scale, fixed-bed model, reproducing 2. 7 miles of the Arkansas River, was used to: (a) demonstrate flow conditions in the lock approaches; (b) measure the distribution of flow across the model at the axis of the dam for a number of flows; and (d) assist in developing modifications of the approaches and structures to improve navigation conditions. Tests were concerned with the study of flow patterns, measurement of velocities in the lock approaches, and behavior of a model tow on entering and leaving the lock.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0723952

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People

  • Cody D. Mckellar Jr.
  • John J. Franco

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Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arkansas
  • Arkansas River
  • Construction
  • Dams
  • Embankments
  • Engineers
  • Excavation
  • Flood Control
  • Gates
  • Measurement
  • Models
  • Photographs
  • Revetments
  • Rivers
  • Sea Level
  • Sheet Metal
  • Waterways

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  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Fluid Dynamics.