Balancing Hydropower Development in the Ohio River Basin
A large number of retrofit hydroelectric projects have been proposed at existing navigation dams in the Ohio River basin. These proposals involve potentially adverse environmental impacts,...
International Research on Mechanics of River Bank Erosion—A Summary Overview
A brief overview is presented of research regarding mechanisms of river bank erosion and treatments. In the research river planforms, water stages, currents, waves, ice sediments, bed...
Computer Simulation of Ice Control with Thermal Bubbler Plumes: Point Source Configuration
Vessel Navigation Simulation in Ports and Harbors Development—An Update
Hybrid Model Use in Navigation Channel Design
Navarre Navigation Project: Designing an Inlet for no Net Impact to Adjacent Shorelines
Dredged Material Underwater Berms
Perceptions of Architects Regarding Use of Computers and Educational Requirements for Architectural Technicians
This paper identifies those cognitive competencies common to all CAD programs to determine which will best prepare the students for entry-level CAD proficiency and flexibility within the...
A Survey of CASE Tools
This paper will trace the history of Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE), describe CASE tools at each stage of the software engineering evolution, and discuss the future and trend...
The Challenges of Preseving Our Nation's Lighthouses
Shipwreck Management and the CZMA
Review of the Nation's Water Resources Infrastructure Needs
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Considerations for Retrofitting Large Dams for Hydropower
The majority of large dams which are currently being retrofitted for hydropower are either flood-control impoundments or navigation structures. In the Ohio River Division of the U. S....
Optimal Operation of the Savannah River System
This paper presents an application of a stochastic control method to the real time operation of the Savannah river system which includes three reservoirs and is expected to meet energy...
Hydropower at Navigation Projects
Hydropower at navigation projects has been found to be compatible with the intended use of the project; however, it is important for the hydropower developer and the project owner to be...
Review of the Nation's Water Resources Infrastructure Needs
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Least-Cost Scheduling of Advance Maintenance Dredging
New methods are suggested for scheduling advance maintenance dredging operations on isolated reaches of navigation channels. For reaches where siltation occurs regularly as a result of...
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway and the Environment
An interdisciplinary studies process was instrumental developing the controversial Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway in an environmentally responsible manner. The paper describes measures incorporated...
Unsteady Flow in a Navigation Channel
Based on the de St Venant equations, the Preissmann's implicit finite difference scheme, and the double sweep algorithm, a mathematical model for one-dimensional unsteady...
Measurement and Analysis of Tracfcfifc-Induced Transient Motion in Navigation Channels
Two-induced physical effects related to navigation changes on the Kanawha River, West Virginia were measured at three environmentally sensitive representative locations. The purpose of...
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