Author: Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses. Permanent Technical Committee II. Working Group 13Publisher: PIANC
ISBN: 2872230521
Category : Breakwaters
Languages : en
Pages : 55
Book Description
Floating Breakwaters
Author: Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses. Permanent Technical Committee II. Working Group 13Publisher: PIANC
ISBN: 2872230521
Category : Breakwaters
Languages : en
Pages : 55
Book Description
Field Experiences with Floating Breakwaters in the Eastern United States
Author: Andrew V. BairdPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boats and boating
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
In the past 10 years, the use of floating breakwaters as temporary coastal structures has become increasingly widespread in the United States as an inexpensive means for suppressing waves. However, as with any new technology, there have been many failures and a substantial number of imaginative, successful innovations. One of the chief problems contributing to the failure rate has been a lack of awareness by designers of reliable, up-to-date technical information. As part of a large research effort to remedy this problem, a survey was conducted on field experience with floating breakwaters in the Eastern United States. Results of the survey confirmed that state-of-the-art technical literature is not being properly disseminated. Structures built according to early design manuals were shown to have failed before the completion of their design life. Conversely, floating breakwaters built to the standards set by recent research have fared well and show promise of meeting their design golas. The weakest areas of the present technology are flotation and the anchoring systems. It is recommended that a concentrated research effort be directed toward these problem areas; it is also recommended that the monitoring of state-of-the-art projects continue. (Author).
Floating Breakwaters
Author: Lyndell Z. HalesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Breakwaters, Mobile
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Design of Floating Breakwaters
Author: J. KatoWave Transmission and Mooring-force Characteristics of Pipe-tire Floating Breakwaters
Author: Volker W. HarmsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Breakwaters
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
An Experimental Study of Flexible Floating Breakwaters
Author: John R. RipkenFloating Breakwaters
Author: Lyndell Z. HalesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Breakwaters, Mobile
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
A multitude of conceptual models of floating breakwaters have been proposed without extensive or complete evaluation of most of these concepts. The technical literature regarding floating breakwater applicability and design procedures is fragmentary and sometimes confusing. Clear, concise, guidance does not always exist for those responsible for planning and developing wave protection measures which utilize floating breakwaters.
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Author: Model Tests on a Triple-bulkhead Type of Floating Breakwater
Author: Culbertson W. RossPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Breakwaters
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Coastal Risk Management in a Changing Climate
Author: Barbara ZanuttighPublisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN: 0123973317
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 671
Book Description
Existing coastal management and defense approaches are not well suited to meet the challenges of climate change and related uncertanities. Professionals in this field need a more dynamic, systematic and multidisciplinary approach. Written by an international group of experts, Coastal Risk Management in a Changing Climate provides innovative, multidisciplinary best practices for mitigating the effects of climate change on coastal structures. Based on the Theseus program, the book includes eight study sites across Europe, with specific attention to the most vulnerable coastal environments such as deltas, estuaries and wetlands, where many large cities and industrial areas are located. - Integrated risk assessment tools for considering the effects of climate change and related uncertainties - Presents latest insights on coastal engineering defenses - Provides integrated guidelines for setting up optimal mitigation measures - Provides directly applicable tools for the design of mitigation measures - Highlights socio-economic perspectives in coastal mitigation