00301065

Component

http://onlinepubs.trb.org...s/trr/1979/704/704-004.pdf

https://scholar.google.co...gyel&publication_year=1979

The inland navigation simulation model is part of the methods and models developed by the Office of the Chief of Engineers to assist the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in efficiently and effectively managing the inland waterway system. The model is used to evaluate system performance under current or proposed conditions. Verification and evaluation were critical tasks in establishing a basis for confidence in the model results. The testing effort focused on four areas: (a) determination of steady-state conditions, (b) minimization of the effects of randomness, (c) sensitivity analysis of key input parameters, and (d) historical comparison. Three versions of the model were tested. Each subsequent version incorporated more explicit representation of various navigation lockage activities and corrected deficiencies found in earlier versions. The preliminary findings of the Corps of Engineers evaluation study indicate that the model performs satisfactorily navigation studies will depend heavily on the quality of data, the input specifications, and the computer and human resources assigned to the task. /Author/

Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Inland Water Transportation. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

01411539

pp 21-24

1979

Transportation Research Record

58th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board

0309029503

Print

Figures (6)

Evaluation; Inland waterways; Inland waterways traffic; Ship pilotage; Simulation

Highways; Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting

TRIS, TRB

Nov 27 1979 12:00AM

• ASSESSMENT OF THE TEXAS DEEPWATER TERMINAL
• METHOD FOR ESTIMATING NONPHYSICAL, TRANSPORTATION-RELATED BUSINESS LOSSES CAUSED BY FLOODING ON THE INLAND RIVER SYSTEM
• PROJECTING THE DEMAND FOR OHIO RIVER BASIN WATERWAY TRAFFIC BY CORRELATION AND REGRESSION
• TIME-BASED MULTICRITERIA EVALUATION MODEL OF USER CHARGES
• WATERWAY USER CHARGES: SOME LIKELY IMPACTS IN THE TENNESSEE AREA