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| DC Field | Value | Language |
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| dc.contributor.author | Webb, Dennis W. | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Martin, S. Keith. | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Lynch, Gary C. | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-05-23T20:03:49Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2019-05-23T20:03:49Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2019-05 | - |
| dc.identifier.govdoc | ERDC/CHL TR-19-5 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11681/32750 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/32750 | - |
| dc.description | Technical Report | - |
| dc.description.abstract | In 2016, the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL), Ship-Tow Simulator (STS) was used to perform a navigation study assisting the Charleston District in evaluating different channel widening alternatives for larger containerships calling at the Port of Charleston. The widening proposals were associated with the proposed Charleston Harbor Deepening and Widening Project, known as Post 45. The Feasibility Study for the Post 45 project has already been completed. This study was done at the CHL STS real-time simulator. Real-time refers to the fact that model time uses a 1:1 ratio to prototype time. Also, real-world environmental forces were simulated and acted upon the modeled ships during the study. These forces included currents, wind, waves, bathymetry, bank effects, and ship-to-ship interaction. Simulations for the project’s alternatives were conducted at CHL over a 6-week period from March through May 2016. More than 20 mariners including harbor pilots, docking pilots, and tractor tug captains participated in the testing and validation exercises. Most of the simulations involved containerships of either Post Panamax Generation 3 class or Post Panamax Generation 2 class. Results, in the form of track plots and pilot questionnaires, were reviewed to develop final conclusions and recommendations. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Charleston District. | en_US |
| dc.description.tableofcontents | Abstract ................................................................................................................................................... ii Figures and Tables ................................................................................................................................. vi Preface .................................................................................................................................................. viii Unit Conversion Factors ........................................................................................................................ix 1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 1 Background .............................................................................................................................. 1 Objective ................................................................................................................................... 3 Approach ................................................................................................................................... 6 2 Design Ships ................................................................................................................................. 10 3 Summary of All Runs Completed ................................................................................................ 11 4 Results ........................................................................................................................................... 13 Wando River Turning Basin .................................................................................................... 14 Alternative 2 ............................................................................................................................... 16 Alternative 2A ............................................................................................................................. 17 Alternative 3 ............................................................................................................................... 18 Pilot questionnaires ................................................................................................................... 18 Observations............................................................................................................................... 19 Daniel Island Reach Turning Basin ........................................................................................ 19 Alternative 1 ............................................................................................................................... 21 Alternative 2A ............................................................................................................................. 22 Alternative 3 ............................................................................................................................... 23 Pilot questionnaires ................................................................................................................... 23 Observations............................................................................................................................... 23 Ordnance Reach Turning Basin ............................................................................................. 24 Alternative 2 ............................................................................................................................... 27 Alternative 2A ............................................................................................................................. 27 Alternative 3 ............................................................................................................................... 27 Pilot questionnaires ................................................................................................................... 28 Observations............................................................................................................................... 28 Fort Sumter Range – two-way traffic ..................................................................................... 29 Restricted runs ........................................................................................................................... 31 Unrestricted runs ....................................................................................................................... 32 Observations............................................................................................................................... 33 Mount Pleasant Range .......................................................................................................... 34 Bennis Reach – two-way traffic ................................................................................................. 34 Alternative 1 ............................................................................................................................... 36 Alternative 2 ............................................................................................................................... 37 Alternative 3 ............................................................................................................................... 38 Observations............................................................................................................................... 40 Hog Island Reach, Wando River Turn, and Drum Island Reach ........................................... 41 Hog Island Reach ....................................................................................................................... 41 Two-way traffic in Hog Island Reach ......................................................................................... 42 Alternative 1 ............................................................................................................................... 43 Alternative 2 ............................................................................................................................... 43 Alternative 3 ............................................................................................................................... 45 Observations............................................................................................................................... 47 Drum Island Turn .................................................................................................................... 48 Drum Island Turn one-way runs — containership Konway ....................................................... 49 Alternative 2 ............................................................................................................................... 50 Alternative 3 ............................................................................................................................... 50 Alternative 4 ............................................................................................................................... 51 One-way runs — containership Daniella II ................................................................................. 51 Alternative 1 ............................................................................................................................... 52 Alternative 2 ............................................................................................................................... 52 Alternative 3 ............................................................................................................................... 53 Alternative 4 ............................................................................................................................... 53 One-way runs — bulk carrier Danita II ....................................................................................... 54 Alternative 1 ............................................................................................................................... 54 Alternative 2 ............................................................................................................................... 55 Observations............................................................................................................................... 55 One-way runs — Wando River .................................................................................................... 55 Alternative 1 ............................................................................................................................... 56 Alternative 2 ............................................................................................................................... 56 Alternative 3 ............................................................................................................................... 57 Wando River pilot concerns ....................................................................................................... 58 Observations............................................................................................................................... 60 Clouter Creek Reach through Ordnance Reach .................................................................... 60 Two–way traffic through Clouter Creek Reach ......................................................................... 61 Alternative .................................................................................................................................. 64 Observations............................................................................................................................... 65 Daniel Island Bend to Ordnance Reach (North Charleston and Filbin Reach widening) ................................................................................................................................ 65 Alternative 3 ............................................................................................................................... 66 Observations............................................................................................................................... 67 5 Conclusions and Recommendations ......................................................................................... 68 References ............................................................................................................................................ 69 Appendix A: Vessel Track Plots .......................................................................................................... 70 Appendix B: Run Sheets ................................................................................................................... 216 Appendix C: Final Questionnaires .................................................................................................... 279 Appendix D: Vessel Pilot Cards ....................................................................................................... 292 Appendix E: John Cameron Letter ................................................................................................... 293 Report Documentation Page | - |
| dc.format.extent | 542 pages / 22.02 Mb | - |
| dc.format.medium | - | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (U.S.) | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) | - |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Technical Report (Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)) ; no. ERDC/CHL TR-19-5 | - |
| dc.rights | Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited | - |
| dc.source | This Digital Resource was created in Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat | - |
| dc.subject | Channels (Hydraulic Engineering)--Effect of dredging on, | en_US |
| dc.subject | Charleston Harbor (S.C.) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Inland navigation--Computer simulation | en_US |
| dc.subject | Ships--Maneuverability--Safety measures | en_US |
| dc.title | Charleston, South Carolina, navigation study : Charleston Harbor deepening and widening ship simulation results | en_US |
| dc.type | Report | en_US |
| Appears in Collections: | Technical Report | |
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