LOS ANGELES HARBOR AND LONG BEACH HARBOR: PLAN OF STUDY

A comprehensive study plan was developed that included the following objectives: determine the incidence and severity of troublesome oscillations in the present harbor complex, investigate tidal circulation characteristics of the present and improved harbors, determine optimum plans for future expansions to provide safe and economical berthing areas, and analyze effects of proposed expansions on existing harbors.

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

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  345 East 47th Street
  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Authors:
  • Whalin, R W
• Conference:
  • Ports '77, Annual Symposium of the Waterways, Port, Coastal and Ocean Division of ASCE, 4th, Long Beach, California, March 9-11, 1977.
• Publication Date: 1977

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 1-9

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Berthing facilities; Docking; Improvements; Ocean currents; Oscillation; Port operations; Ports; Ships; Tides; Transportation planning
• Geographic Terms: California; Los Angeles (California)
• Old TRIS Terms: Ship berthing
• Subject Areas: Hydraulics and Hydrology; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00174294
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: Vol. 1
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1978 12:00AM