Model of the River Elbe at Hamburg Marina

Big container ships pass the marina of Hamburg, situated close to Wedel at the lower River Elbe, and affect the moored yachts with their bow and tail waves. A scale model of the River Elbe and the Hamburg marina was built up in the Hamburg office of the BAW. Water level, wave height and wave propagation during individual trips and encounters are measured in three dimensions and are analysed. A line jetty in front of the harbor entrance is a possible structural modification - as precise measuring methods showed - used in addition to a reduction of the ships' speed. Playlist:    • Hydraulic Engineering   BAW-Channel:    / bawasserbau