DOCK AND HARBOUR ENGINEERING

About the book

• This book is an outcome of extensive experience in design office and of construction. Both the authors have been actively associated with academics as well.

  The book deals with all the normal port aspects in a holistic way. Topics, such as “Ship Features”, “Traffic Forecasting and Hinterland”, “Cargo Handling Equipment”, “Construction Materials” etc. are essential back-ground knowledge for any dock and harbour engineer. These too have been covered.

  For easy reading, the book is divided into self-contained chapters dealing with each topic. It contains useful tables of data and is profusely illustrated with diagrams and photographs to assist the reader. Fundamental concepts are lucidly presented and derived and empirical formulae given with clarity of underlying assumptions.

  Two case histories have been added in this Revised Edition. One is design of a waterfront structure, a Berth or a Wharf. It gives the exact procedure that was followed while designing a waterfront structure viz. a berth, in a professional practice. The aim in presenting this “case” is to acquaint the readers to almost all the aspects of a berth, with emphasis on the design. Almost all the design calculations along with the stress/force diagrams are included. The second “case” is of another waterfront structure, a Sea Water Intake Station. The salient information for determining the guiding dimensional parameters of such a sea water intake station is given. These are meant for the students with inquisitive minds and the practicing engineers seeking guidance when faced with not so usual problems.

  Other cogent information has been included in the form of Appendices. Some of these are: “Ships for LPG – LNG and Other Bulk Liquids”, “Properties of Liquids and Liquefied Gases”, “Details of Selected Ships”, “Coastal Regulation Zone” and “Port Charges”. These should be useful to the students as well as to the practicing engineers.

  The book comprehensively covers the subject for degree courses in engineering of all the Indian Universities, Diploma Examinations conducted by various Boards of Technical Education, Certificate Courses as well as for the A.M.I.E., U.P.S.C., G.A.T.E., I.E.S. and other similar competitive and professional examinations. Written in a simple language, with illustrative references, it will be useful to students to grasp the subject and practising engineers in designing.

What is Included?

• 1 SEA AND TIDES

  2 HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS AND CHARTS

  3 WINDS, WAVES AND CYCLONES

  4 SILTATION AND EROSION

  5 INVESTIGATIONS AND MODEL TESTS

  6 SHIP FEATURES RELATED TO PORT PLANNING

  7 TRAFFIC FORECASTING AND HINTERLAND

  8 HARBOUR LAYOUT

  9 CHANNEL, BASIN AND BERTHS

  10 BREAKWATERS

  11 WHARVES

  12 JETTIES, DOLPHINS AND MOORINGS

  13 BERTHS FOR CRUDE OIL AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS

  14 RO-RO FERRY SERVICE

  15 LOCKS

  16 SHORE PROTECTION WORKS

  17 DRY DOCKS AND SLIPWAYS

  18 CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT

  19 APRONS, TRANSIT SHEDS AND WAREHOUSES

  20 SUPPORTING FACILITIES AND ANCILLARIES

  21 NAVIGATIONAL AIDS

  22 DREDGING AND DREDGERS

  23 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND METHODS

  24 DESIGN OF A BERTH (WHARF) – A CASE STUDY

  25 SEA WATER INTAKE STATION – A CASE STUDY

  APPENDIX I SHIPS FOR LPG - LNG AND OTHER BULK LIQUIDS

  APPENDIX II PROPERTIES OF LIQUIDS AND LIQUEFIED GASES

  APPENDIX III EXPLOSIVES AND HAZARDOUS CARGOES

  APPENDIX IV DETAILS OF SELECTED SHIPS

  APPENDIX V COASTAL REGULATION ZONE (CRZ)

  APPENDIX VI GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR BERTHS AS PER IS:4651

  APPENDIX VII PORT CHARGES

  APPENDIX VIII ANGLES OF INTERNAL FRICTION, UNIT WEIGHTS AND LIQUIDITY FACTORS OF SOME MATERIALS

  APPENDIX IX METRIC CONVERSIONS

  APPENDIX X BRITISH AND METRIC EQUIVALENTS

  APPENDIX XI SI UNITS

  APPENDIX XII SOME RELEVANT INDIAN STANDARDS REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS