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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 



Firstly, I would like to thank Dr. Robert Dean for his guidance and 

 patience throughout this project. 



I thank the other members of my graduate committee. Dr. Robert Anthony 

 Dalrymple and Dr. Nobuhisa Kobayashi for their continuing interest and guid- 

 ance, and especially Dr. Todd Walton whose assistance in the DPG project is 

 greatly appreciated. I would also like to thank the U.S. Army Coastal Engi- 

 neering Research Center and the Exxon Corporation for their support of the 

 DPG study. 



I would like to thank the many fine people who contributed to make the 

 DPG project a success. Among them are the personnel of Setra Systems, Blake 

 Cable, Brantner Connectors, Sea Data Corporation, Wilmington Valve and 

 Fitting, and many other firms whose assistance is greatly appreciated. I am 

 especially indebted to Curtis Mason and the excellent staff of the Field 

 Research Facility, CERC, and to Jim Coverdale, Ed Green, and Rolin Essex 

 for their dedicated technical assistance and advice. 



I would like to give sincere thanks to my colleagues "Chip" Fletcher 

 and Brian Jacobs who helped in the DPG installation and testing. 



