Planning
New Jersey Wake
Mitigation Study
The New Jersey Department of Transportation’s Office of Maritime Resources (NJDOT/OMR) is addressing
further investigation of wake mitigation strategies and technologies
in New Jersey, through the New Jersey Wake Mitigation Study. The Study, designed and conducted by Stevens
Institute of Technology Center for Maritime Systems
will build upon prior
research conducted by the Center for Maritime Systems on the evaluation
of the performance of wave barrier technologies, analysis of wake
wash characteristics in the New Jersey-New York Harbor and the development
of the New Jersey-New York Harbor Operation Support System (HOSS).
Research was conducted in two phases:
Phase I
- The design
of a prototype deepwater wake barrier capable of attenuating a
significant amount of wave energy (> 80%) within the wave period
band characteristic of vessel wakes in the NY/NJ Harbor; and
- The analysis
of the impact of the prototype wake barrier on the aquatic environment,
including benthic habitat, flushing and fish impacts.
Phase IA
- If constructed,
pre- and post-installation monitoring of the effectiveness of
the full-scale wake barrier in the attenuation of vessel wakes;
and
- Field investigation
of the impact of the prototype wake barrier on the aquatic environment,
including benthic habitat, flushing and fish impacts.
Phase II
- A systematic
analysis of the effectiveness of wake barriers of varying porosity
on the attenuation of wake energy in shallow water environments
typical of southern New Jersey;
- The development
of design guidance for effective shallow water wake barriers;
and
- The evaluation
of a prototype shallow water wake barrier.
The complete report is available here (pdf, 1.56Mb). |
