Development of a Predictive Model to Assess the Effects of Extended Season Navigation on Great Lakes Connecting Waters. User's Manual. Prediction of Vessel Impacts in a Confined Waterway

Abstract

The object of this study was to develop a method for forecasting the physical effects of the passage of commercial vessels through Great Lakes connecting waters during that period of time when traffic is normally at a minimum due to a more or less continuous ice cover. The physical impacts examined were sediment translocation, water quality effects, direct damage to existing structures, and changes in the gross hydraulic regime. Also associated with the User's Manual but bound separately are; Development of a Predictive Model to Assess the Effects of Extended Season Navigation on Great Lakes Connecting Waters, Final Report; Appendix A, Site and Soil Conditions; Appendix B, Observed Vessel Induced Water Level Drawdowns; and Appendix C, Observed Ice Thicknesses and Water Turbidities. Keywords: BASIC programming language, IBM PC computers, Computer program listings.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 17, 1986
Accession Number
ADA202199

Entities

People

  • Ralph J. Hodek
  • Russell G. Alger

Organizations

  • Michigan Technological University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Basic Programming Language
  • Classification
  • Cold Regions
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Analysis
  • Engineering
  • Great Lakes
  • Hard Copy
  • Michigan
  • Navigation
  • Predictive Modeling
  • Security
  • Steady State
  • Water Quality

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  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Polar and Arctic Studies