Replacing The Gull Rock And Little Bay Islands Navigational Sites
The largest recorded hurricane to ever hit the province of Newfoundland and Labrador happened during the time span of September 20-21, 2010. After the destruction of the tropical cyclone was complete, the Canadian Coast Guard was responsible for assessing and fixing all damages caused to the provinc...
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ftmemunijournals:oai:journals.library.mun.ca:article/549 2024-06-09T07:47:52+00:00 Replacing The Gull Rock And Little Bay Islands Navigational Sites Lundrigan, Stephen Wayne 2013-04-09 application/pdf http://journals.library.mun.ca/index.php/prototype/article/view/549 eng eng Memorial University of Newfoundland http://journals.library.mun.ca/index.php/prototype/article/view/549/494 http://journals.library.mun.ca/index.php/prototype/article/view/549 Proto-Type; Vol. 1 (2013): PROTO-TYPE13 Coastal and Ocean Engineering info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Article 2013 ftmemunijournals 2024-05-16T04:00:42Z The largest recorded hurricane to ever hit the province of Newfoundland and Labrador happened during the time span of September 20-21, 2010. After the destruction of the tropical cyclone was complete, the Canadian Coast Guard was responsible for assessing and fixing all damages caused to the provinces coastal navigational aids. While some sites were not damaged, others such as Gull Rock and Little Bay Islands had to undergo full structure replacement. Gull Rock and Little Bay Islands are both very low lying isolated islands that had their helicopter pads washed away, while Gull Rock lost its navigational tower as well. It is important that all Canadian waterways be safe and easily navigated to meet the standards that the Canadian Coast Guard strives for. It was necessary to design and implement stronger structures in the area. An analysis of waves in the area showed that the current structural designs were not braced properly in the horizontal direction. Larger timbers were chosen and braced in multiple directions for the helicopter pads, while the new navigational tower is a gravity-based design rather than a rock-anchored design. The following paper will outline the hurricane damage assessment, the design and replacement of both the navigational tower and helicopter pads, as well lessons learned from the project. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Electronic Journals Gull Rock ENVELOPE(-56.054,-56.054,-63.136,-63.136) Little Bay Islands ENVELOPE(-55.781,-55.781,49.650,49.650) Newfoundland |
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The largest recorded hurricane to ever hit the province of Newfoundland and Labrador happened during the time span of September 20-21, 2010. After the destruction of the tropical cyclone was complete, the Canadian Coast Guard was responsible for assessing and fixing all damages caused to the provinces coastal navigational aids. While some sites were not damaged, others such as Gull Rock and Little Bay Islands had to undergo full structure replacement. Gull Rock and Little Bay Islands are both very low lying isolated islands that had their helicopter pads washed away, while Gull Rock lost its navigational tower as well. It is important that all Canadian waterways be safe and easily navigated to meet the standards that the Canadian Coast Guard strives for. It was necessary to design and implement stronger structures in the area. An analysis of waves in the area showed that the current structural designs were not braced properly in the horizontal direction. Larger timbers were chosen and braced in multiple directions for the helicopter pads, while the new navigational tower is a gravity-based design rather than a rock-anchored design. The following paper will outline the hurricane damage assessment, the design and replacement of both the navigational tower and helicopter pads, as well lessons learned from the project. |
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Replacing The Gull Rock And Little Bay Islands Navigational Sites |
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Memorial University of Newfoundland |
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ENVELOPE(-56.054,-56.054,-63.136,-63.136) ENVELOPE(-55.781,-55.781,49.650,49.650) |
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Proto-Type; Vol. 1 (2013): PROTO-TYPE13 Coastal and Ocean Engineering |
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