A Reconstructed Boat Landing for California Polytechnic State University's Center for Coastal Marine Sciences Pier Facility

加州理工州立大学沿海海洋科学中心码头设施重建的船舶登陆处

• 批准号: 1522528
• 负责人: Dean Wendt
• 金额: $ 33.98万
• 依托单位: California Polytechnic State University Foundation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-09-15 至 2019-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1522528&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Reconstructed; Boat; Landing; California; Polytechnic

California Polytechnic State University will replace a fixed-level vessel landing at the Cal Poly Pier, the primary field facility of the Center for Coast Marine Sciences (CCMS). The CCMS coordinates the marine research and teaching at the University, primarily using the Cal Poly Pier. The Pier extends 1 km into Port San Luis Bay, and has an extensive flow-through seawater system as well as facilities for diving operations and the deployment of small boats. However, the existing boat landing on the pier is an aging, fixed platform that is marginally safe and usable only during the calmest of sea conditions, conditions that are rarely present on the California central coast. This project will replace the current access platforms with a larger fixed platform and calls for the installation of a camel vessel mooring and fender system to provide a buffer between the pier and vessels moored against it. The project will also increase the capacity of the hoist, allowing for easier deployment of vessels. This will make deployment of vessels and access to the waterline and vessels much safer and easier, permitting access in a variety of sea conditions and tidal heights. The new platforms and hoist will allow the CCMS to further increase capacity and scope for year-round field research and field teaching, all while improving access and efficiency and greatly increasing safety. The CCMS, the Pier, and all resources are managed by the College of Science and Math. These resources are available to any researcher or faculty member in the College for no cost, aside from consumables (e.g. fuel), providing a significant in-kind contribution to and lowering the cost of marine science teaching and research. The CCMS currently operates five research vessels, from a 13 foot Boston Whaler to a 26 foot Radon, the R/V Tom Richards. In the Pier's current state, the only boat access to the water is via a fixed landing with upper and lower elements at approximately 3 and 1 m above mean lower low water (MLLW), respectively. As such, access to the water is challenging in all but the calmest sea conditions, which are rarely present along the California central coast. The main elements of this project include removal of the current lower landing, expansion of the upper landing to cover an area of 12 x 20 ft., installation of a camel vessel mooring and fender system to provide a buffer between the pier and vessels moored against it, and replacement of the current jib crane motor and hoist mechanism to a 1-ton capacity system. This expansion and improvement will provide greatly enhanced access to the waterline and to Cal Poly's fleet of small boats in a range of sea conditions, significantly improving safety and expanding the educational and scientific opportunities for marine science students and researchers at Cal Poly.

加州理工州立大学将取代在加州理工码头，海岸海洋科学中心（CCMS）的主要现场设施降落的固定水平船舶。 CCMS协调大学的海洋研究和教学，主要使用Cal Poly Pier。码头延伸1公里到圣路易斯港湾，并有一个广泛的流通海水系统以及潜水作业和部署小船的设施。然而，码头上现有的船只是一个老化的固定平台，只有在最平静的海况下才勉强安全和可用，这种情况在加州中部海岸很少出现。该项目将用一个更大的固定平台取代目前的进出平台，并要求安装一个骆驼船系泊和护舷系统，以便在码头和系泊在码头上的船只之间提供缓冲。该项目还将增加起重机的容量，使船只更容易部署。这将使船只的部署和进入水线和船只更加安全和容易，允许在各种海况和潮汐高度下进入。新的平台和升降机将使CCMS能够进一步增加全年实地研究和实地教学的能力和范围，同时提高访问和效率，并大大提高安全性。 CCMS，码头和所有资源都由科学与数学学院管理。这些资源可供学院的任何研究人员或教职员工免费使用，除了消耗品（例如燃料），为海洋科学教学和研究提供重要的实物贡献并降低成本。CCMS目前运营着五艘研究船，从13英尺的波士顿捕鲸船到26英尺的氡船，R/V汤姆理查兹号。在码头目前的状态下，唯一的船只进入水域是通过固定的登陆，上部和下部元件分别位于平均低水位（MLLW）以上约3米和1米处。因此，除了在沿着加州中部海岸很少出现的最平静的海况外，在所有海况下取水都是具有挑战性的。该项目的主要内容包括拆除目前的下层平台，扩大上层平台，以覆盖12 x 20英尺的面积，安装骆驼船系泊和护舷系统，以便在码头和靠码头系泊的船只之间提供缓冲，并将目前的悬臂起重机电动机和起重机械装置更换为1吨容量的系统。这一扩建和改进将大大增强对水线的访问，并在各种海况下使用Cal Poly的小型船只，显着提高安全性，并扩大Cal Poly海洋科学学生和研究人员的教育和科学机会。