Dredging Coastal Ports

Dredging Coastal Ports
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 223
Release: 1985-02-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0309036283

Are the nation's ports adequate for our present and future needs? This volume points out that no significant new deep-water construction has occurred for a decade, and provides the information and analysis needed to goad the ports and the federal government into action. The book asks three questions: Is additional port construction and maintenance dredging needed now or over the next 20 years? What would prevent dredging if it is needed? What alternatives could make additional dredging possible? The book identifies several problems in dredging ports, including the long interval between a decision to deepen a port and the time the alterations are complete. The United States needs to speed port construction to meet changing needs, and the committee recommends that we prepare for future needs by dredging now.

Handbook of Port and Harbor Engineering

Handbook of Port and Harbor Engineering
Author: Gregory Tsinker
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 1085
Release: 2014-11-14
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1475708637

This indispensable handbook provides state-of-the-art information and common sense guidelines, covering the design, construction, modernization of port and harbor related marine structures. The design procedures and guidelines address the complex problems and illustrate factors that should be considered and included in appropriate design scenarios.