Computer simulation and capacity evaluation of Panama Canal alternatives

Conference · Sat Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:10122070

Rosselli, A T ^[1]; Bronzini, M S ^[2]; Weekly, D A ^[3]

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1. TAMS Consultants, Inc., New York, NY (United States)
2. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States). Center for Transportation Analysis
3. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington, WV (United States). Navigation Planning Center

The Operating Characteristics and Capacity Evaluation (OCCE) Study was one of the components of a group of studies of future alternatives to the Panama Canal, sponsored by a study commission formed by the governments of Panama, the US and Japan. The basic tool in the conduct of the study was the Waterway Analysis Model (WAM), developed originally by the US Army Corps of Engineers for use on the US inland waterway system and adapted under OCCE for study of Panama Canal alternatives. The study synthesized the many alternative plans for the Canal proposed historically into four basic groups: High-Rise Lock Canal, Low-Rise Lock Canal, Sea-Level Canal and Status Quo Canal. For economy, the sea-level cases were based on, essentially, a single-lane canal, in conjunction with the status quo canal. Hydraulic and navigation studies indicted that to achieve safe navigation, tide gates or locks would be required to control currents that would otherwise be generated by the differences in tides between the two oceans. The alternatives studied in detail are illustrated in the body of the paper.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 10122070
• Report Number(s): CONF-9405277--1; ON: DE95007562
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
420205
CAPACITY
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
LEVELS
MARITIME TRANSPORT
OPERATION
PANAMA CANAL
SAFETY
SCHEDULES
TRANSPORT AND STORAGE FACILITIES
W CODES
WATER CURRENTS