PIANC : The use of navigation simulation

and physical models in project design

Introduction to HR Wallingford

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HR Wallingford

Purpose

> Formed 1947 by

UK Government as

specialist hydraulic

& civil engineering

resource

Experience

> 60 years of international projects (six continents)

> 100 -150 Marine projects each year

> 50 Floods and water projects

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International offices

Houston

Wallingford

Abu Dhabi

Mumbai Kuala Lumpur

Shanghai

Perth

Brisbane

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Tool box

State of the art:

> Computational models

> Physical models

> Navigation simulation

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Expertise

> International experts

> Supporting industry publications

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In progress: • WG186 - Mooring of Large Ships at Quay Walls (Mark McBride)

• WG185 - Site Selection & Planning for Ports on Greenfield Sites (Ian Cruickshank Chairman ,Stephen Cork MarCom Mentor)

• WG184 - Design Principles for Dry Bulk Marine Terminals (Stephen Cork is MarCom Mentor)

• WG172 - Design of Small and Medium LNG Terminals including Bunkering Facilities MarCom (Ian Gunn)

• WG171 - Ship Handling Simulation for Channel and Harbour Design (Mark McBride/John Woodams)

• WG167 - Design for Terminals in RoRo and RoPax Vessels (Stephen Cork is MarCom Mentor)

• WG159 - Renewals and Energy Efficiency for Maritime Ports (Sam Dawson)

• WG 47 - Criteria for the selection of breakwater types and their optimum damage risk level (William Allsop)

Recent published WG Reports: • Masterplans for the Development of Existing Ports - MarCom Working Group report 158 – 2014 (Stephen Cork Chairman)

• PIANC Report No.106, Innovations in Navigation Lock Design, PIANC, 2009 (Peter Hunter - co-author and editor)

• Classification of Soils and Rocks for the Maritime Dredging Process - MarCom Working Group report 144 – 2015 (Mark Lee)

• Design Principles for Small and Medium Marine Container Terminals - MarCom Working Group report 135 – 2014 (I was MarCom mentor)

• Harbour Approach Channels – Design Guidelines - MarCom Working Group report 121 – 2014 (Mark McBride was Chairman)

• Use of Hydro/Meteo Information for Port Access and Operations - MarCom report 117 – 2012 (Nigel Bunn)

• Safety Aspects Affecting the Berthing Operations of Tankers to Oil and Gas Terminals - MarCom report 116 – 2012 (Mark McBride)

• Climate Change and Navigation – Waterborne Transport, Ports and Waterways: A Review of Climate Change Drivers, Impacts, Responses and Mitigation - EnviCom TG 3 – 2008 (Peter Hawkes was in this group)

Froude Modelling Hall

Ship Simulation

Centre

Fast Flow

Facility

Volumetric

flow flume Workshop

Wave-current

basin

Flumes

Free-standing

hydraulic models

Instrumentation

and control

Froude Modelling Hall

Ship Simulation

Centre

Testing:

Fast Flow Facility

Tsunami Generator

Testing:

Lock Gates

Construction:

Middle East

Breakwater

Testing:

Monopile Scour Testing: Monopile

Installation

Propeller Scour

Assessment

Not in

Service

Cooling Water Pumping &

Sewer System