Conference Session

Ocean, Marine, and Coastal Engineering Topics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Waters, U.S. Naval Academy; Randy Broussard, U.S. Naval Academy; Jenelle Piepmeier, U.S. Naval Academy

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

2006-2364: A STEREO VISION-BASED WAVE SURFACE MEASUREMENTPROJECTJenelle Piepmeier, U.S. Naval AcademyJennifer Waters, U.S. Naval AcademyRandy Broussard, U.S. Naval Academy Page 11.124.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A Stereo Vision-Based Wave Surface Measurement Project Measuring the three-dimensional characteristics of the ocean surface has a varietyof applications. For example, surface measurements of vessel wakes could be used forimproving hull designs. In the study of ocean surfaces, accurate surface measurementscould be used for verifying ocean wave models or in lieu of such models in the study ofvarious surface properties (i.e. microwave

Conference Session

Hurricane Katrina

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Ryan, SE/ES, LLC; Glenn Schexnayder, Boh Bros. Construction; Ed Scheuermann, Boh Bros. Construction

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

feetabove normal. The impact on the twin spans was devastating, causing damage to nearly40% of the pre-cast decks on both east-bound and west-bound spans, rendering the bridgeimpassable. Re-establishing this link to the city was critical to commerce in the city ofNew Orleans. Boh Brothers Construction Co., locally founded contractor with its mainoffice in the Central Business District of New Orleans, won the job for repairing thebridge. Boh’s bid included a fast-tracked 45-day schedule for completion of Phase-I ofthe project, which included repairing the east-bound span and opening it to two-waytraffic. A combination of innovation, intimate knowledge of local conditions, andefficiency resulted in the completion of the project ahead of schedule

Conference Session

Ocean, Marine, and Coastal Engineering Topics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Wood, Florida Tech; Brian Howell, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

EDUCATION AND TRAININGAbstractCombining teaching, research, and engagement has always been a goal of EngineeringTechnology faculty. Finding “real world” applications which can be implemented at theundergraduate level has always proved challenging as well. One method of achieving thisis to define an application area which can be managed by responsible faculty and whichcan be broken into small enough tasks to be suitable for completion by succeeding yearsof undergraduate students in their capstone design activity.At Western Carolina University and Florida Institute of Technology, a project has beenundertaken which is achieving many of these goals. The Kamikaze AutonomousUnderwater Vehicle (AUV) is currently under continuous

Conference Session

Ocean, Marine, and Coastal Engineering Topics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Dullanty, ATM

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

and coastal environmentsincluding corrosive conditions. Marine structures provide for excellent classroom case studiesbecause they inherently require multidisciplinary evaluation and site specific engineeringsolutions.IntroductionThis paper discusses practical design considerations for a heavy marine structure in SouthCarolina. As an example, it uses one project from the South Carolina State Ports Authority. Theproject is the extension of a commercial break bulk cargo wharf at the Georgetown Terminal inGeorgetown, SC,The South Carolina State Ports Authority (Ports Authority) operates six waterfront sites thathandle containerized cargo, bulk cargo and break-bulk cargo. As a container port, Charlestongenerally ranks fourth in the U.S. in terms

Conference Session

Ocean, Marine, and Coastal Engineering Topics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Merrick Haller, Oregon State University; Antonio Baptista, Oregon Health & Science University

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

. Dr. Baptista's research employs an integrated, interdisciplinary approach to studying coasts and land-margins. Specifically, he is interested in prediction of coastal hazards and environmental pathways at regional scales, tides and Tsunamis, hydraulic transport, estuarine geochemical modeling and land-water interactions. Page 11.947.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 NANOOS-Pilot: a collection of ocean observing tools for improving ocean safety and coastal designAbstractThe NANOOS-Pilot project (Northwest Association of Networked Ocean ObservingSystems) is an

Conference Session

Hurricane Katrina

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Pierce, University of South Carolina

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

NOVA, 1989/2004, 60 minutes; and Page 11.706.5 • A Tale of Two Rivers, Great Projects: The Building of America Series, Production of Great Projects Film Company, Inc. in association with South Carolina ETV and the National Academy of Engineering, Distributed by PBS Home Video, 2002, 60 minutes.Student Questions Regarding Hurricane KatrinaAs part of another assignment, each student was asked to pose three questions that warrantdiscussion in this course, which created an aggregate of 29 questions. Each student wasencouraged to consider both engineering and non-engineering issues that are of personal interest.These 29 questions

Conference Session

Hurricane Katrina

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clay Bolton, University of South Carolina; Charles Pierce, University of South Carolina

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

Carolina Commission onHigher Education defines service learning as follows: Service learning is college student learning at any level and in any situation that is linked in a direct, hands-on fashion to the resolution of a problem or concern in a target community outside the institution.During this trip, the students of the University of South Carolina fulfilled this definition throughthe use of their hands and their hearts to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coastregion. With the aid and logistical support of the Salvation Army, this project was a true servicelearning collaboration with a non-profit organization and a major research university. Workingwith Salvation Army volunteers, students provided on-the

Conference Session

Ocean, Marine, and Coastal Engineering Topics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walid Elshorbagy, United Arab Emirates University; Mir Azam, Chuden_Cti; Kouichi Taguchi, Chuden-Cti; Tetsuya Ichikawa, Chuden_Cti; tomohiko terasawa, Chuden_Cti

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

transports most of the world traded oil. Understandingits water dynamics is therefore a necessary component for any environmentalstudies, coastal development projects, and oil pollution prediction models to beundertaken in the region. The current paper reports major findings of recent fieldobservations and hydrodynamic modeling effort conducted in the Arabian Gulf.The field observations were obtained during a hydrographic survey conducted tomeasure the salinity and temperature in the southern shelf of the Gulf in summerand winter seasons. Salinity and temperature fields were developed tocomplement the physical data established from earlier studies. Hydrodynamicsimulation of the Arabian Gulf was made using a three dimension rectilinear gridsystem

Conference Session

Hurricane Katrina

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

W. Robert Story, Virginia Tech; Brian LeCroy, Virginia Tech; Christina Pace, Virginia Tech; Michael Palmer, Virginia Tech; Leigh McCue, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

the sea surface every 200 km,30000 in total.4 The ESA takes these and mathematically analyzes them to find wave energy anddirection. Within three weeks worth of images, 10 rogue waves measuring 25 meters or higherwere found, a much higher number than was expected. Heller points out that one estimate fromthis data suggest that “50 or more freak waves are stalking the seas right now.”18 Once theexistence of rogue waves was established, the major focus of the research has been ondetermination of how they form and where they occur most often. The European Space Agencycreated a new research project called WaveAtlas to create an atlas of rogue waves as well ascarry out statistical analysis on them.4There is still a significant amount of debate on