Regional Mine Burial Prediction Using Monte Carlo and Deterministic Methods

Abstract

An integrated, time-dependent, stochastic model for predicting mine burial in littoral waters is presented. The model is designed to account for impact burial of mines and coupled post-impact burial processes (scour, sand ridge migration, and liquefaction) by integrating currently available deterministic models that predict these burial processes. Operational Navy databases and oceanographic modeling output from the United States Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) are used to Set up the initial bathymetric and sediment conditions and provide the temporal driving burial forces. The model uses Monte Carlo simulations to provide stochastic burial predictions based on mine geometry and various deployment scenarios. Temporal changes in burial conditions may be displayed on a regional map.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA426525

Entities

People

  • Michael D. Richardson
  • Paul A Elmore

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bathymetry
  • Bearing Strength
  • Data Science
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Digital Information
  • Earth Sciences
  • Expert Systems
  • Geometry
  • Grain Size
  • Information Science
  • Migration
  • Military Research
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Sediments
  • Simulations

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Oceanography.