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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Brainstorming
Materials: Most marina docks are constructed from wood. Wood is one of the cheaper ways to build a dock. However, the wood must be replaced as it rots away, and it costs money to replace them. Although wooden docks are cheaper to install, the costs in repairs will soon add up. Therefore, it is more beneficial for the environment, as well more cost efficient to find another material that is longer lasting. This is a waste of materials, and therefore not beneficial to the environment. Fiberglass docks can be a good material for building docks. Fiberglass docks are tough and durable and are said to last around 50 years in marine environments. Oil absorbent booms, as pictured below, will soak up any floating gasoline in the water.
Dock Types: There are three basic dock shapes that can be used. There is a T shape, L shape, and shape. Also, you can add docks sticking out from different parts of the regular docks to get different variations of those 3 shapes. The marina currently is made up of several different shaped piers. They range from T shaped to piers that come out at an angle. Also, the docks can either be floating, or rooted to the ground. A combination of these two would be better because the main docks should be rooted to the ground, while smaller docks, which are closer to the waterline, should be floating so that they do not flood when the tide rises.
Harbor Protection From Bay: The Atlantic Highlands Marina currently has a breakwater in order to protect the marina from waves and rough tides in the bay. However, breakwaters are not very environmentally friendly, and therefore should be replaced with a different system. Breakwaters lead to erosion, and so they do not make a marina green. A replacement for a breakwater would be a floating wave break. It performs the same task a breakwater does, except for the fact that it floats and therefore does not cause erosion since there is nothing rooted to the ground.
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Dock Types: There are three basic dock shapes that can be used. There is a T shape, L shape, and shape. Also, you can add docks sticking out from different parts of the regular docks to get different variations of those 3 shapes. The marina currently is made up of several different shaped piers. They range from T shaped to piers that come out at an angle. Also, the docks can either be floating, or rooted to the ground. A combination of these two would be better because the main docks should be rooted to the ground, while smaller docks, which are closer to the waterline, should be floating so that they do not flood when the tide rises.
Harbor Protection From Bay: The Atlantic Highlands Marina currently has a breakwater in order to protect the marina from waves and rough tides in the bay. However, breakwaters are not very environmentally friendly, and therefore should be replaced with a different system. Breakwaters lead to erosion, and so they do not make a marina green. A replacement for a breakwater would be a floating wave break. It performs the same task a breakwater does, except for the fact that it floats and therefore does not cause erosion since there is nothing rooted to the ground.
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