Ice Engineering Guide For Design And Construction Of Small Craft Harbors

This ice engineering guide is an aid to designers and builders of small craft harbors in northern climates. In these areas ice does great damage to structures. The guide has been prepared from a review of the technical literature, consultation with knowledgeable engineers, contractors, scientists, and field observations. It is applicable to lake ice in protected harbors. Information on the behavior and properties of ice and ice covers is presented. Descriptions of ice pressures of thermal origin and estimated thrusts on structures are given. The operation and design of compressed air suppression systems are explained. Safe bearing loads on ice sheets are estimated, as well as ice uplift loads for design. The information presented answers many questions about ice behavior and serves as a basis for innovative and economical small craft harbor design.

Manual which presents technical information about designing and building small-craft harbours and related structures in areas such as the Great Lakes where ice is a factor. Four sections: review and introduction, preliminary design, design methods, and construction.

Marine Structures Engineering is designed to help engineers meet the growing worldwide demand for construction of new ports and the modernization of existing ports and terminals. It provides an authoritative guide to the design, construction, rehabilitation, repair, and maintenance of port and harbor structures. Each chapter is self-contained, allowing readers to access specific information. The Author draws on his extensive experience in offshore structure and port engineering to demonstrate evaluation, rehabilitation, repair, and maintenance of in-service marine structures. Also covered in detail are state-of-the-art approaches to: *marine structures in cold regions, with special attention to the role of ice loads, permafrost, and other ice effects *shiplifts, marine railways, shipways, and dry docks *offshore moorings *floating breakwaters *marinas *structures that protect bridge piers from ship impact. Offering practical information on all aspects of marine structures, this book serves as an indispensable resource to all engineers and professionals involved in design, construction, maintenance, and modernization of ports and harbors.

Since 1949 the "Committee for Waterfront Structures" has operated on honorary base as a committee of the Society for Harbour Engineering (HTG), Hamburg, and since 1951 also as working group of the German Society for Geotechnics (DGGT), Essen. Its full designation reads "Committee for Simplification an Standardization of Calculation and Construction of Waterfront Structures", which also outlines its goals. Following on from the previous joint publications, this new edition of EAU 2004 contains the safety concept with partial safety factors in accordance with the Eurocodes or the European prestandards as well as with the new edition of the corresponding German standard, partially differing on account of practice experiences. The recommendations continue to satisfy the requirements for international acknowledgement and application with regard to planning, design tendering, the awarding of contracts, building and building supervision. Further, the inspection and accounting procedures for harbour and waterway constructions are given from uniform points of view.