CASE STUDIES
INGLIS LOCK VISUALIZATION
START DATE: 1/1/2003
END DATE: 1/1/2003
COST:
PROJECT TYPE Consulting Services Contract
FUNDED BY: The United States Army Corp of Engineers
COLLABORATORS: Bergmann Associates, Inc. and the US Army Corp of Engineers
PROBLEM STATEMENT: Use innovative design techniques used to convert the existing large Inglis lock structure into a smaller more usable one.
OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE: Located approximately 90-miles north of Tampa Bay Florida, the large lock had become too inefficient for the small boat traffic that now uses it. Over the past few years, it has also fallen into disrepair which has resulted in the miter gates no longer functioning. The new smaller lock will reopen the Lake Rousseau recreational area to boat traffic from the surrounding local rivers and the Gulf of Mexico.
METHODOLOGY AND APPROACH: Visualization was used to explore feasibility of design alternatives and consider innovative construction sequencing methods.
OUTCOME: Unique construction sequencing methods were used for the lock reconstruction.
MEASURED BENEFITS: The new lock will also provide a positive economical impact to the area, which is heavily used by sport fisherman. Another important goal will be to conserve fresh water, as the new lock will use much less water per lockage.
FURTHER STUDY: None.
OTHER COMMENTS: None.
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