CASE HISTORY OF LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH HARBORS

The Los Angeles and Long Beach Port Authorities plan extensive expansion of their harbors and it is desired to insure that satisfactory mooring conditions will be obtained with respect to wave and current conditions and their effects on ship surge. Prototype wave data were acquired at 13 locations in the existing harbors over a 13-month period. Also, observations of ship movement were made and attempts are being made to correlate the wave and ship movement data. Tidal heights and velocities were obtained for verification of the model. A 1:100 vertical and 1:400 horizontal scale hydraulic model has been designed and constructed reproducing the harbors and an offshore area sufficient to allow propagation of required waves.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • International Symposium on Ocean Wave Meas and Anal (WAVES 74), Proc, New Orleans, La., Sept. 9-11, 1974.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  345 East 47th Street
  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Authors:
  • Whalin, R W
  • Chatham, C E
  • Durham, D L
  • Pickett, E B
• Conference:
  • International Symposium on Ocean Wave Meas and Anal (WAVES 74), Proc, New Orleans, La., Sept. 9-11, 1974.
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 466-485

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Harbors; Improvements; Port operations; Ports; Structural models; Surges; Transportation planning; Wave measurement
• Old TRIS Terms: Harbor models; Surge
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00128726
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 14 1976 12:00AM