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Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor Pier 400 Harbor Resonance Study Using Numerical Model, Cgwave, Dongcheng Li

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Ports and harbors can be used for commercial, recreational and military purpose. Compared to other kinds of transportation (railroad, airplane, highways), waterborne commerce has two significant advantages: low cost and high capacity. Many nations use waterborne commerce as a major source of transport. Several major U.S. portsharbors currently have renovation plans in response to the future expansion of ocean-borne world commerce, and coastal engineering projects generally require a detailed knowledge of the wave field in the project areas. Physical and numerical model studies are often conducted concurrently for these projects to evaluate technical feasibility and to optimize design alternatives. A …