This valuable handbook for practicing engineers covers the design of marine structures for the berthing, mooring, and repair of vessels, including piers, wharves, bulkheads, quaywalls, dolphins, dry docks, floating docks, and various ancillary structures. Descriptions of vessel characteristics, dry dock types, and inspection, as well as assessment of existing facilities are all incorporated in this comprehensive marine facilities reference. At the end of each chapter, in-depth references are provided so that a given subject can be readily explored. Important design standards, 197 line drawings and 53 photos, as well as numerous graphs and tables for quick reference are incorporated in the book. Civil and structural engineers involved in port and harbor structures design will find this book an excellent introductory text because it covers all structural types that are likely to be encountered in port, harbor, and marine terminal designs.
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This review is from: Design of Marine Facilities for the Berthing, Mooring, and Repair of Vessels (Hardcover)
This book vas very informative for folks into shipyard planning and dry dock construction. Nice drawings and scketches as weel. I recommned it.
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....it is a very comprehensive book of the topic. A very complete and thoroughly written to cover all aspects of marine facilities. A very good reference book ever written by the experts in their related field...
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The construction of port and harbor works was among the earliest major undertakings of civilized human beings. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Special Conference, Marine Technology, United States, British Standards Institution, American Concrete Institute, Van Nostrand Reinhold, American Petroleum Institute, Crandall Dry Dock Engineers, Gulf Publishing, International Navigation Association, American Bureau of Shipping, Federal Highway Administration, Port Hueneme, Farmington Hills, Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division, Long Beach, Appledore Engineering, World Scientific, World War, Coastal Engineering Conference, International Conference, International Naval Congress, Working Group, Coastal Engineering Manual New!
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The construction of port and harbor works was among the earliest major undertakings of civilized human beings. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Special Conference, Marine Technology, United States, British Standards Institution, American Concrete Institute, Van Nostrand Reinhold, American Petroleum Institute, Crandall Dry Dock Engineers, Gulf Publishing, International Navigation Association, American Bureau of Shipping, Federal Highway Administration, Port Hueneme, Farmington Hills, Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division, Long Beach, Appledore Engineering, World Scientific, World War, Coastal Engineering Conference, International Conference, International Naval Congress, Working Group, Coastal Engineering Manual New!
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- Handbook of Ocean and Underwater Engineering by John J. Myers on 5 pages
- Planning and Design of Fixed Offshore Platforms by Bramlette McClelland on 5 pages
- Ship Design and Construction by Robert Taggart on 4 pages
- Design and Construction of Ports and Marine Structures by Alonzon De F. Quinn on 4 pages
- Random Seas and Design of Maritime Structures (2nd Edition) (Advanced Series on Ocean Engineering) by Yoshimi Goda on 4 pages
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