The walls of Venetian canals are weakening due to excessive boat traffic and the forces of the wake waves caused by these boats. The force of the waves is drawing mortar from between the bricks and causing giant voids in the substructure of the city. The goal of this project in conjunction with another WPI team is to develop a method of monitoring boat traffic and recording information including time and date of boat passing, speed, and force exerted on the wall from the wake. The success of the project will lead to the implementation of systems throughout the city. The acquisition of the data will help the city to determine causes of the wall destruction and implementation of laws governing canal traffic.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Mumford, Andrew John
• Christo, Andrew C.
• Messina, Steven

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 05D450M

Advisor

• Carrera, Fabio
• Fofana, Mustapha S.

Year

• 2005

Date created

• 2005-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright