Aid to Navigation Configurations and the Physical Characteristics of Waterways in 32 Major U. S. Ports.

Abstract

This report is the result of extensive research into the physical characteristics of channel design and the present aids to navigation of 32 prominent U.S. ports. The findings show trends in the interactions of the variables: width, length, depth, turn radius, aid configuration, aid spacing, flash rates, and others for both day and night. These findings present a general analysis of what actually exists in the major U.S. shipping lanes. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA083612

Entities

People

  • R. T. Mercer
  • W. R. Bertsche

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bays
  • Boundaries
  • Buoys
  • Chesapeake Bay
  • Coast Guard
  • Databases
  • Design Criteria
  • Frequency
  • Great Lakes
  • Nautical
  • Navigation
  • Navigation Charts
  • New York
  • Standards
  • Three Dimensional
  • Waterways

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space