LOS ANGELES HARBOR AND LONG BEACH HARBOR: DESIGN OF THE HYDRAULIC MODEL

This paper describes the design of a hydraulic model and related equipment constructed to experimentally investigate the effects of proposed expansions of Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors. In order to insure proper reproduction of waves in the model, it was necessary to conduct an extensive study of: wave refraction for wave periods of 15 sec to 6 min; energy transmission through the breakwaters; diffraction through the harbor entrances; reflection from the offshore topography and from harbor boundaries; wave filters and absorbers; model wave-height attenuation; wave generators; and model data acquisition and analyses.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Ports '77, Annual Symposium of the Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Division of ASCE, 4th, Long Beach, California, March 9-11, 1977.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

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  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Authors:
  • Chatham, C E
• Conference:
  • Ports '77, Annual Symposium of the Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Division of ASCE, 4th, Long Beach, California, March 9-11, 1977.
• Publication Date: 1977

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 47-64

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Breakwaters; Damping (Physics); Data collection; Diffraction; Harbors; Hydraulic structures; Ports; Refraction; Structural models; Water waves; Wave height
• Uncontrolled Terms: Hydraulic models
• Geographic Terms: California; Los Angeles (California)
• Old TRIS Terms: Harbor models; Wave absorbers; Wave generators; Wave refraction
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00174274
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: Vol. 1
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1978 12:00AM