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ix ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The research reported herein was performed under NCHRP Project 24-27(02) by the Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Atlanta, GA. Georgia Tech was the primary contractor for this study with subcontracts issued to the University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY and the University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. Dr. Terry W. Sturm, Ph.D., P.E. , Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, was the Project Director and Co-Principal Investigator. The other authors of this report are Dr. Robert Ettema, Ph.D., P.E., Professor and Dean, College of Engineering, University of Wyoming, and Dr. Bruce W. Melville, Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Auckland, both of whom were members of the research team serving as Co-Principal Investigators. The research team is very grateful for the technical comments provided by an expert team of researchers and consultants: The expert team members were: ⢠Mr. David Andres, Northwest Hydraulic Consultants, Edmonton, Alberta ⢠Mr. Sterling Jones, formerly with the Federal Highway Administration, Turner-Fairbanks Hydraulic Laboratory, McLean, Virginia ⢠Dr. D. Max Sheppard, Ocean Engineering Associates, Gainesville, Florida ⢠Dr. Mutlu Sumer, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark ⢠Dr. Lyle Zevenbergen, Ayres Associates, Inc., Fort Collins, Colorado Many useful suggestions, which are gratefully acknowledged by the research team, were provided by the NCHRP Panel for this project.
