Lock capacity and traffic resistance of locks

Lock capacity and traffic resistance are factors which play an important part in the assessment of future traffic through existing locks and in the determination of the number and size of new ones. In this context lock capacity means the maximum quantity of shipping which can be locked per unit of time in the prevailing conditions, if a lock is...

Navigation locks for push tows

All model tests were performed on a scale of 1 : 25. The model ships were self-propelled. For the prototype tests a push tow was used, consisting of a pusher-tug and four barges, with an overall length of about 185 m. and a width of 22.40 m. Wherever possible, the results were checked with those of parallel model tests. An important part of the...