Probability assessment for deep-draft navigation channel design

Coastal Engineering

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-50

  Briggs, Michael J ^a   Borgman, Leon E ^b   Bratteland, Eivind ^c  

^a US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Accident probability; Approach channel design; Channel width design; Coastal engineering; Harbor modelling; Navigation safety; Physical models; Ship accidents; Ship groundings; Underkeel clearance

Indexed keywords

OCEAN CURRENTS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PORTS AND HARBORS; SHIPS;

SHIP ACCIDENTS;

NAVIGATION;

COASTAL ENGINEERING; GROUNDING; MODELING; NAVIGATION CHANNEL; PORT OPERATION; PROBABILITY;

COASTAL ENGINEERING; GROUNDING (VESSEL); MODELING; NAVIGATION CHANNEL; PORT OPERATION; PROBABILITY;

HAWAII; OAHU; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037369366     PISSN: 03783839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3839(02)00159-X     Document Type: Article

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