Thoresen, Carl A.

Port designer's handbook : recommendations and guidelines / Carl A. Thoresen. - 2nd edition - London : Thomas Telford, 2003. - xviii, 549 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Port designer's handbook .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Port planning -- Environmental forces -- Channel and harbour basins -- Berthing requirements -- Impact from ships -- Design considerations -- Safety consideration -- Types of berth structures -- Gravity-wall structures -- Sheet pile wall structures -- Open berth structures -- Berth details -- Container terminals -- Fenders -- Erosion protection -- Steel corrosion -- Underwater concreting -- Concrete deterioration -- Concrete repair -- Ship dimensions -- Definitions -- Conversion factors. Port designer's handbook

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