1. Research and Development Corps Navigation Mission Provide safe,reliable,efficient,effective and environmentally sustainable waterborne transportation systems for movement of commerce, national security needs, and recreation.

2. Research and Development Can Navigation be Difficult?

3. Research and Development Workshop Background Spate of Accident at Locks – Highwater Jan 2005 – Belleville most notable – Ohio River and Lower Mississippi River TRB Meeting in Memphis – Craig Philip (Ingram) – Highlights problem – Clausner suggests meeting Discussions due to the efforts of Industry catalyst Scott Noble – summer/fall Late Fall – Michael Winkler (ERDC) organizer HQUSACE (Kidby) critical support Considerable Interest Spate of Accident at Locks – Highwater Jan 2005 – Belleville most notable – Ohio River and Lower Mississippi River TRB Meeting in Memphis – Craig Philip (Ingram) – Highlights problem – Clausner suggests meeting Discussions due to the efforts of Industry catalyst Scott Noble – summer/fall Late Fall – Michael Winkler (ERDC) organizer HQUSACE (Kidby) critical support Considerable Interest

4. Research and Development Lock Currents Workshop Participating Groups Corps – Navigation Mission – Divisions/Districts – HQ – ERDC Industry Coast Guard NOAA Corps – Navigation Mission – Divisions/Districts – HQ – ERDC Industry Coast Guard NOAA

5. Research and Development Workshop Agenda Tuesday PM – Ship-Tow Simulator (STS) Demonstration – Lynch – Numerical Model Demonstrations – Berger/Stockstill – Outdraft Presentation – Winkler – Break – LRD Navigation Concerns – Morgan and Sneberger – MVD Navigation Concerns – Hannon – Industry Perspective - Noble Tuesday PM – Ship-Tow Simulator (STS) Demonstration – Lynch – Numerical Model Demonstrations – Berger/Stockstill – Outdraft Presentation – Winkler – Break – LRD Navigation Concerns – Morgan and Sneberger – MVD Navigation Concerns – Hannon – Industry Perspective - Noble

6. Research and Development Workshop Agenda Wednesday AM – R&D Overview (Clausner) – DOTS Program (Clarke) – Corps Role (Kidby) – NOAA PORTS System (Bourgerie) – USCG Perspective (CWO Frascella – S8 ) – Break – Lock Currents Discussion – Planning for Future Efforts (Clausner) – Wrap-up (Kidby/Clausner) – Physical Model Tours (Winkler/McCollum) Wednesday AM – R&D Overview (Clausner) – DOTS Program (Clarke) – Corps Role (Kidby) – NOAA PORTS System (Bourgerie) – USCG Perspective (CWO Frascella – S8 ) – Break – Lock Currents Discussion – Planning for Future Efforts (Clausner) – Wrap-up (Kidby/Clausner) – Physical Model Tours (Winkler/McCollum)

7. Research and Development Outdraft No Flow Entering Lock Approach

8. Research and Development Tom Bevill Lock and Dam View of the Approach Looking Downstream

9. Research and Development MCNP Study at Bevill Time Lapse Video – 2 Cameras Monitoring Upper Approach Water Level Gauges - 6 Locations on Upper Approach Wall, 3 inside and 3 outside Bathymetry Survey Multibeam Survey of Upper Approach Wall Ports Discharges of Approximately 40,000 cfs and 79,000 cfs – ADCP Data Collection – Drogue Data Collection Time Lapse Video – 2 Cameras Monitoring Upper Approach Water Level Gauges - 6 Locations on Upper Approach Wall, 3 inside and 3 outside Bathymetry Survey Multibeam Survey of Upper Approach Wall Ports Discharges of Approximately 40,000 cfs and 79,000 cfs – ADCP Data Collection – Drogue Data Collection

10. Research and Development View of Time Lapse Camera – MCNP View of the Approach Looking Upstream

11. Research and Development Time Lapse Video – MCNP

12. Research and Development Multibeam Survey of Approach MCNP View of the Approach Looking Upstream

13. Research and Development Multibeam Survey of Guard Wall MCNP Open Ports in Guard Wall

14. Research and Development ADCP Survey - MCNP Acoustic Doppler Current Profler (ADCP) Color Coded Velocity Acoustic Doppler Current Profler (ADCP) Color Coded Velocity LDBDown Stream ViewRDB

15. Research and Development Prototype Tow Data - MCNP Actual Tow Path

16. Research and Development Float Data - MCNP Floats Used to Help Determine Currents

17. Research and Development Prototype Float Data - MCNP Results of Processed Float Data

18. Research and Development Tom Bevill Physical Model View of the Model Looking Upstream

19. Research and Development Tom Bevill – Confetti Picture Upstream View of the Model

20. Research and Development Tom Bevill – Dye Picture View of the Model Looking Upstream

21. Research and Development Horizontal Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers

22. Research and Development Tom Bevill

23. Research and Development Bull Nose Guard Wall

24. Research and Development Mounting Bracket

25. Research and Development Horizontial ADCP

26. Research and Development H-ADCP Operation

27. Research and Development ADCP Measurements Separate Velocity Measurements

28. Research and Development H-ADCP Output

29. Research and Development Velocities Displayed on IENC’s Vicksburg Bridge

30. Research and Development General Discussion Which Locks Where (how far from the lock) Where (water column, cross section) When (only above certain stages) How accurate – Meters – Models How Timely How provide data (future meeting) Format (future meeting) Which Locks Where (how far from the lock) Where (water column, cross section) When (only above certain stages) How accurate – Meters – Models How Timely How provide data (future meeting) Format (future meeting)

31. Research and Development Planning Test Site for Demo Installation What next – future meeting on … When/Where/how WRAP-UP – Notes – Summary Navigation Systems Web Site Presentation at Inland Waterways Conference Notes in Capital Currents – National Waterways Conference web site – PowerPoints Available on Navigation Systems Web site Test Site for Demo Installation What next – future meeting on … When/Where/how WRAP-UP – Notes – Summary Navigation Systems Web Site Presentation at Inland Waterways Conference Notes in Capital Currents – National Waterways Conference web site – PowerPoints Available on Navigation Systems Web site

32. Research and Development Questions