Accession Number:

AD1085153

Title:

Houma Navigation Canal Lock Complex (TE-113) Study, Louisiana: Houma Navigation Canal Ship Simulation Results

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

ERDC/CHL Vicksburg United States

Personal Author(s):

• Sanchez,Mario J.
• Martin,S. K.
• Johnston,Morgan M.

Report Date:

2019-10-31

Pagination or Media Count:

223.0

Abstract:

Simulator STS to perform a navigation study to assist APTIM Environmental and Infrastructure, Inc. This project was used to help with the evaluation of a channel modification alternative for barge traffic transiting the Houma Navigation Canal HNC Lock Complex TE-113 near Dulac, Louisiana. The study considered the impacts to navigation associated with the addition of a lock structure adjacent to the existing floodwalls and 250-foot swing gate flood control structure The Bubba Dove flood gate on the HNC. The CHL STS is a real-time simulator, which means there is not a time scale and events on the simulator happen at the same rate as real life. A variety of environmental forces act upon the ship during the simulation transit e.g., currents, wind, waves, bathymetry, and ship-to-ship interaction. Ship simulation testing of the project was conducted at CHL over a 2-week period from January through February 2019. The simulations involved a 1,200-horsepower towboat with a 6-pack barge configuration in loaded and ballast conditions. Results in the form of track plots and pilot questionnaires were reviewed to develop final conclusions and recommendations.

Descriptors:

• locks(waterways) canals
• flood control
• simulation
• navigation
• barges
• ships
• maneuverability

Subject Categories:

• Hydrology, Limnology and Potamology
• Civil Engineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE