Computer Based Wave Refraction Analysis for the Air Combat Maneuvering Range (ACMR) Construction Project.

Abstract

This report presents the results of a computer-based wave refraction analysis which was executed in conjunction with the design of the four marine structures of the U.S. Navy East Coast Air Combat Maneuvering Range, located offshore at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The structures will consist of a three-pile jacket (template) with equalaterally-spaced legs through which steel piles are driven into the seabed. The goal of the wave refraction analysis was to determine if the topographic refraction effect on deep water waves propagating toward shore would produce anomalously high local wave conditions at the proposed tower construction sites. Keywords: Aplitude, Amplification, Orientation (Direction), Directional deviation, Charts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA165499

Entities

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Classification
  • Computer Programs
  • Construction
  • Deep Water
  • Design Criteria
  • Engineering
  • Geographic Distribution
  • Geography
  • Grids
  • Latitude
  • Longitude
  • North Carolina
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Security
  • Shores
  • Water Waves

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Oceanography.

Technology Areas

  • Space