LONG BEACH HARBOR NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF HARBOR OSCILLATIONS. REPORT 2. ALTERNATE PLANS FOR PIER J COMPLETION AND TANKER TERMINAL PROJECT

A hybrid finite element numerical model was used to calculate harbor resonance for three alternate plans for the Pier J completion and tanker terminal project of Long Beach Harbor. The numerical model calculates harbor oscillation for harbors of arbitrary shape and variable depth. Three finite element grids which covered areas only in the immediate vicinity of the breakwater-protected tanker terminal area were used to calculate the response of this area to incident waves with periods from 30 sec to approximately 6 min. (Author)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also Report 3, AD-A031 173.
• Corporate Authors:

  U.S. Army Waterways Experiment Station

  3909 Halls Ferry Road
  Vicksburg, MS  United States  39180-6199
• Authors:
  • Houston, J R
• Publication Date: 1976-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 63 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Calculation; Cartographic grids; Dynamic loads; Finite element method; Freight terminals; Harbors; Hybrid simulation; Hydraulic structures; Intermodal terminals; Numerical analysis; Ocean waves; Oscillation; Petroleum terminals; Piers (Supports); Piers (Wharves); Resonance; Safety; Ship motion; Simulation; Structural models; Tankers; Tidal currents; Wave equations
• Uncontrolled Terms: Computation; Dynamic response; Hydraulic models
• Old TRIS Terms: Harbor models; Simulated tidal flow; Tidal models
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00145700
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: WES-MP-H-76-20-3 Misc Pap
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 16 1977 12:00AM