Ship Navigation Simulator Study Savannah Harbor Widening Project, Savannah, Georgia.

Abstract

The US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES) ship simulator was used to evaluate the proposed channel widening of the Savannah Harbor from Fig Island Turning Basin to Kings Island Turning Basin. The widening would extend the north side of the channel 100 ft. The present channel width of 400 ft causes difficulties in the maneuvering of the 950-ft New York Class containerships that began calling in Savannah approximately 2 years ago. For this reason, the simulation study was conducted using a numerical model of this containership. To generate channel currents for input into the simulation, a hydrodynamic finite element model of the Savannah Harbor was developed as part of the study. Boundary conditions for this model were obtained from a larger numerical model of the entire Savannah estuary system developed by the WES Hydraulics Laboratory Math Modeling Group. Keywords: Channels hydraulic engineering; Finite element method; Ships maneuverability; Savannah Harbor.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA182222

Entities

People

  • J. C. Hewlett
  • Larry L. Daggett
  • Samuel B. Heltzel

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Containerships
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Hydraulics
  • Maneuverability
  • Navigation
  • New York
  • Research Facilities
  • Savannahs
  • Ships
  • Simulations
  • Simulators

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  • Archaeological Resource Survey
  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.