Problems and Opportunities in the Design of Entrances to Ports and Harbors. Proceedings of a Symposium Held August 13-15, 1980, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Problems and Opportunities in the Design of Entrances to Ports and Harbors. Proceedings of a Symposium Held August 13-15, 1980, Fort Belvoir, Virginia

Author: NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL WASHINGTON DC MARINE BOARD.

Publisher:

Published: 1980

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13:

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The most critical area of a port or harbor for navigation, maintenance, and potential effects on the physical and biological marine environment is the entrance. The entrance to a harbor or port might conveniently be described as that region of a ship channel between the open sea and the protected area of the harbor, including, on the seaward side, the nearby approach fairways, and on the harbor side, sufficient distance to permit a ship to stop. A number of considerations affect the design of this critical area: the controllability of ships, transport and deposition of sediments, patterns and strength of waves, tides, and currents, interactions of ship traffic, environmental effects of structures and dredging operations, and others. Yet the development, testing, and improvement of reliable predictive models and development of a systems approach to the planning of these critical areas have not kept pace with the challenging demands of existing and projected needs for harbors and ports. Detailed attention is given to these subjects and their implications in the formal presentations collected in these proceedings.

Dredging Coastal Ports
Dredging Coastal Ports

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1985-02-01

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13: 0309036283

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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

Published: 2014-11-14

Total Pages: 1085

ISBN-13: 1475708637

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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.