کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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6479002 | 1428282 | 2017 | 12 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
- A met-ocean aid-system is presented to support port construction management.
- The system helps to minimise construction downtime and maximise safety time windows.
- The use of a met-ocean forecast improves the scheduling framework for construction.
- Construction budget is reduced by the early identification of safe-working windows.
- The system can improve by 10% the available working days for breakwater construction.
This study presents the design, development, scheme and field validation of an early-alert ocean wave system. It is designed to automate, improve, analyse, design and manage the daily construction activities of any harbour at construction stage. The objective is threefold: a) maximise construction safety, with regards to well-known hazards which occur during construction, especially breakwaters that interact with high-energy sea states, b) optimise the transport, by means of specialised vessels, of the refill material, and c) to minimise the construction delay and disruption on a daily basis, thanks to short-term construction forecasting (96Â h). The system, known as PATO, offers short-term sea states characteristics, at any point near harbour structures, and relevant wave-structure interaction parameters at any harbour construction stage. The system is able to assist harbour project managers by providing accurate ocean wave data through a user-friendly interface.
Journal: Automation in Construction - Volume 81, September 2017, Pages 122-133