The Elizabeth River Channel is the southernmost part of the Norfolk Harbor Channel. The Norfolk Harbor Channel joins with the 55-ft Newport News Channel to provide access to the Chesapeake Bay via the 55-ft Thimble Shoal Channel and to the Atlantic Ocean. The U.S. Army Engineer District, Norfolk, has proposed that a portion of the Elizabeth River be deepened to allow deeper drafted ships to use the port. In addition to deepening the channels by 5 ft, the District also proposed to build a turning basin near the Elizabeth River Terminals. These proposed improvements were tested using the U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES) ship/tow simulator, located in Vicksburg, MS. Docking pilots traveled to WES to operate the model. Effects modeled included currents and two-way traffic.


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    Title :

    Ship Navigation Simulation Study, Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River, Norfolk, Virginia



    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1995


    Size :

    2067554


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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