This document summarizes studies conducted on the canals of Venice from 1991 to 2010. It analyzes the timing of tides and quantifies changes over time in the hydrodynamics of the canals. Methodologies are described for measuring tide delay at two locations and collecting hydrodynamics data on flow velocities and directions. The results show changes in velocities and shifting flow patterns between 1999 and 2010. The document sets out to standardize the presentation of canal data and ensure its sustainable collection and analysis into the future.

1. Alison Corriveau | Jessica DiToro | Carlos Martinez Luna | Brian Scully

2. Canal Studies

3. WPI Canal Studies 1991 1992 1992 1992 1990

4. Centro Maree

5. Centro Maree |Forecast Data Misericordia Salute

7. Sedimentation

8. Infrastructure Damage

9. Hydrodynamics+

10. Insula + +

11. La Cittadei Rii + +

12. 1999 Hydrodynamics Study + +

13. 2009 1968 *Umberto Sartori

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16. To quantify changes over time in the hydrodynamics of the canals

18. To quantify changes over time in the hydrodynamics of the canals

20. Timing of Tide Delay Testing

21. Tide Delay Device

22. Methodology Plum Bob Measured Distance Delta: Tide Sidewalk Water

23. Salute Ritardo Ritardo H I G H T I D E Anticipo Anticipo

24. Misericordia Ritardo H I G H T I D E Anticipo

25. High Tide Delay H I G H T I D E Salute Misericordia

26. Salute Ritardo L O W T I D E Anticipo

27. Misericordia Ritardo L O W T I D E Anticipo

28. Low Tide Delay L O W T I D E Salute Misericordia

29. Possible Changes in Water Sources for Venice

30. Low Tide Delay

32. To quantify changes over time in the hydrodynamics of the canals

34. Hydrodynamics2010 Area of Study

35. Timing of Hydrodynamics Testing

36. Hydrodynamics Device 50cm

37. Methodology I N C O M I N G T I D E Start/Inizio End/Fine Flow/Flusso V = X/t 2 1 3

38. 3 Methodology Start/Inizio End/Fine Flow/Flusso V = X/t O U T G O I NG 1 2

39. HydrodynamicsResults I N C O M I N G T I D E

40. Hydro ResultsChanges in Velocities I N C O M I N G T I D E +

41. HydrodynamicsResults O U T G O I NG

42. HydrodynamicsResultsChanges in Velocities O U T G O I NG = = -

43. HydrodynamicsResultsChanges in Direction 1999 Key North South No Flow I N C O M I N G T I D E

44. HydrodynamicsResultsChanges in Direction 2010 Key North South No Flow I N C O M I N G T I D E

45. Watershed Patterns

46. 1999 HydrodynamicsResultsChanges in Direction Key North South No Flow O U T G O I NG

47. 2010 HydrodynamicsResultsChanges in Direction Key North South No Flow O U T G O I NG = =

49. To quantify changes over time in the hydrodynamics of the canals

51. The Future of Canal Studies

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53. Website https://sites.google.com/site/ve10rii/ Contact Information Amcorr@wpi.edu Cahumalu@wpi.edu Jditoro@wpi.edu BrianScully@wpi.edu

54. Grazie Mille! Acknowledgements Team Rii would like to thank… …The Istituzione Centro Previsioni e Segnalazioni Maree for taking the time out of their busy schedules to give us a tour of their facility, to provide us with daily tide forecasts through personal e-mail and to provide us with the details that we needed to complete this project. ...UNESCO and Insulafor providing us with data and information from their past studies that were crucial to our project ...And lastly to our advisors Professor Fabio Carrera and Professor James Cocolafor without their guidance we would not have been able to complete this project in such a successful manner.