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Winter Navigation on the Great Lakes A Review of Environmental Studies
SEDIMENT TRANSPORT, SHORELINE EROSION AND SHORE STRUCTURE DAMAGE
Physical effects of commercial navigation in ice
Propeller wash
Drawdown and surge
Analysis of drawdown
Figure 5. Effects on drawdown due to changes in variables from a basic case
Sediment transport and shoreline erosion
Figure 6. Velocity, water surface elevation and sediment movement measurement during vessel passage
Damage criteria
Field studies of shoreline recession
Field studies of shoreline recession-continued
Shore structure damage
Figure 8. Horizontal movement of ice against rocks in early winter
Vertical ice forces
Figure 12. Private dock on the St. Marys River with protective pile clusters
Figure 14. Horizontal member of dock in contact with the ice cover
Field studies of structure damage
Field studies of structure damage-continue
OIL AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SPILLS
Spill scenarios
Determination of spill probabilities
Response capabilities and recovery techniques
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
Water quality-continue - CR95_100031
Water quality-continue - CR95_100032
Benthic macroinvertebrates
Benthic macroinvertebrates-continue - CR95_100034
Benthic macroinvertebrates-continue - CR95_100035
Aquatic plants
Fish
Fish-continue - CR95_100038
Fish-continue - CR95_100039
Fish-continue - CR95_100040
Birds
VIBRATIONS CAUSED BY SHIP TRAFFIC
Figure 16. Vibration instrumentation layout
ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF HEAT-TRANSFER BYBBLER SYSTEMS
ICE CONTROL STRUCTURES
St. Lawrence River
Figure 19. Location of the St. Marys River ice control structures
Figure 20. Details of the St. Marys River ice boom
Reference measurements
ICE CONTROL AT LOCKS
Minimizing ice adhesion to lock walls
Mechanical ice removal
LITERATURE CITED - CR95_100053
LITERATURE CITED-continue - CR95_100054
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Report Documentation Page - CR95_100059
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