Selection of Optimum Plan for Reduction of Wave Action in Marina del Rey, Venice, California:  Hydraulic Model Investigation.

Brasfeild, C. W.

Selection of Optimum Plan for Reduction of Wave Action in Marina del Rey, Venice, California: Hydraulic Model Investigation.

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Abstract:

A hydraulic model investigation of the wave-action problems in Marina del Rey, a small-craft harbor consisting of a 2-mile-long channel and eight lateral basins, was conducted to develop and test an optimum plan of improvement that would effectively reduce wave heights within the harbor to a satisfactory level i.e., heights of 2 ft or less. The 175-scale model, molded in concrete, reproduced the entire harbor and enough of adjacent Santa Monica Bay to allow propagation of the required test waves. A 40-ft-long wave machine and electrical wave-height measuring and recording apparatus were utilized in model operation. Base tests were conducted with existing prototype conditions installed in the model. Results of tests involving various improvement plans were compared with base-test results to determine the effectiveness of the respective plans. Author

Author(s):

Brasfeild, C. W.

Author Organization(s):

ARMY ENGINEER WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION VICKSBURG MISS

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.,

Pagination:

0067

Security Markings

DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:

Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR

Identifying Numbers

Report Number(s):

AEWES-TR-2-671

Subject Terms

Joint Capability Areas:

JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_5_Command and Control

Communities of Interest:

No COI(s) Identified

Descriptor(s):

(*BREAKWATERS, *HYDRAULIC MODELS), OCEAN WAVES, TEST METHODS, DESIGN, OPTIMIZATION, OCEAN MODELS, TIDES, CALIFORNIA

Field(s)/Group(s):

Physical and Dynamic Oceanography, Civil Engineering, Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods

Report Date:

1964 Jan 01