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Coasts, Marine Structures and Breakwaters 2023
Author(s): Edited by: Kevin Burgess
Publication date: 19 March 2024
ISBN: 9780727767042
£400.00
The ICE Coasts, Maritime Structures and Breakwaters conference series is the leading international forum for the presentation of the latest developments in coastal and maritime engineering. With contributions from those in industry and academia, featuring a range of international case studies, these proceedings offer an essential reference.
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Port Maintenance Handbook
Author(s): George Steele
Publication date: 11 August 2021
ISBN: 9780727764133
£73.00
Port Maintenance Handbook is the ultimate guide to maintaining port structures and understanding the tasks and equipment needed to undertake essential repair work. Written with the practising engineer in mind, this book covers common maintenance problems for new and refurbished port structures and equipment with solutions for troubleshooting explai
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Humanitarian Civil Engineering: Practical solutions for an interdisciplinary approach
Author(s): Georgia Kremmyda
Publication date: 04 August 2021
ISBN: 9780727764683
£41.25
Humanitarian Civil Engineering demonstrates the pivotal role of civil engineering in tackling global humanitarian challenges. It identifies what a humanitarian engineer does and offers practices that are tangible to ensure safe engineering. It combines concepts and tools traditionally used by practitioners and development agencies with civil engine
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Civil Engineering Special Issue: Climate change challenges
Author(s): Editor: Simon Fullalove
Publication date: 08 April 2021
ISBN: 9780727766045
£38.00
This special issue of Civil Engineering is a;showcase of research and case studies on what civil engineers can do to address climate-change risks, the challenges of assessing whole-life climate impacts and risks, and a look at new design approaches that enable projects to be both more sustainable and more resilient.
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Design of Vertical Gravity Sea and Quay Walls
Author(s): Marisa Ackhurst
Publication date: 12 May 2020
ISBN: 9780727763617
£96.00
This essential book offers a comprehensive guide to the design of vertical gravity concrete sea and quay wall structures for practitioners in the field.
Design of Vertical Gravity Sea and Quay Walls covers the complete process from structure type selection through to detail design. Based on the British Standard 6349 as well as design codes inclu
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Civil Engineering Special Issue: Underground Construction
Author(s): Editor: Simon Fullalove
Publication date: 08 May 2020
ISBN: 9780727765413
£39.00
This Civil Engineering special issue is on underground construction. It explores some of the latest developments and innovations that are transforming underground construction across the world. The wide-ranging papers cover various ways in which underground spaces can meet society's future needs, and the innovations in underground construction tech
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Coastal Management 2019: Joining forces to shape our future coasts
Author(s): Edited by Nick Hardiman and The Institution of Civil Engineers
Publication date: 17 January 2020
ISBN: 9780727765147
£266.50
The Institution of Civil Engineers’ Coastal Management conference series is the leading forum for the presentation of the latest developments in coastal engineering. The 9th conference took place in La Rochelle, France, from 24−26 September 2019.
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Coasts, Marine Structures and Breakwaters 2017: Realising the potential
Author(s): Edited by Kevin Burgess
Publication date: 06 September 2018
ISBN: 9780727763174
£400.00
The ICE Coasts, Maritime Structures and Breakwaters conference series, sponsored by the ICE for over thirty years, is the leading international forum for the presentation of the latest developments in coastal and maritime engineering.
The eleventh conference, Realising the Potential, was held in Liverpool from 5th to 7th September 2017. Across t
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Strategic Management of Flood Risk
Author(s): Duncan McLuckie and Jaya Kandasamy, with Paul Sayers
Publication date: 05 September 2018
ISBN: 9780727761378
£86.25
Strategic Management of Flood Risk
offers a proven approach for flood risk management in communities internationally. This supports the practical consideration of the full range of flood behaviour in decisions that influence this risk.
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Port Designer's Handbook, Fourth edition
Author(s): Carl A Thoresen
Publication date: 03 April 2018
ISBN: 9780727763075
£137.50
Now in its fourth edition, Port Designer's Handbook is the definitive guide to the layout, design and construction of harbours and port structures. Fully in line with the latest PIANC recommendations, this book covers all aspects of port planning and design from the impact of environmental on harbours, health and safety, maintenance and repair of p
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Civil Engineering Special Issue: Hong Kong
Author(s): Editor: Simon Fullalove
Publication date: 01 November 2016
ISBN: 9780727762047
£40.50
This Civil Engineering special issue showcases the recent innovative work in Hong Kong and how the technical problems presented by a densely populated modern city can be overcome by the ingenuity of civil engineers. As can be seen from the eight papers, the challenges vary significantly, but ultimately they come down to how civil engineers can meet
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Coastal Management: Changing coast, changing climate, changing minds
Author(s): Alison Baptiste (ed.)
Publication date: 20 January 2016
ISBN: 9780727761149
£302.00
The Institution of Civil Engineers Coastal Management conference series is the leading forum for the presentation of the latest developments in coastal engineering. The 8th conference took place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands from 8-9 September 2015 and attracted delegates from over 30 countries.
The proceedings of this conference, Coastal Manage
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From Sea to Shore - Meeting the Challenges of the Sea
Author(s): Edited by William Allsop and Kevin Burgess
Publication date: 08 September 2014
ISBN: 9780727759757
£461.50
The ICE Coasts, Maritime Structures and Breakwaters conference series, sponsored by the ICE for over thirty years, is the leading forum for the presentation of the latest developments in coastal and maritime engineering. The tenth conference, From Sea to Shore - Meeting the Challenges of the Sea, was the largest in the history of the series attract
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Hydraulics for Civil Engineers
Author(s): Peter Wynn
Publication date: 20 May 2014
ISBN: 9780727758453
£39.50
Hydraulics for Civil Engineers provides a thorough introduction to the principles of hydraulics and fluid mechanics. Combining core theories with the need for sustainable solutions, the book covers all the fundamental areas in hydraulics, including pressure in liquids, real flow in pipes, turbines and pumps, hydrology of surface water drainage, coa
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Offshore Geotechnical Engineering
Author(s): E.T. Richard Dean
Publication date: 27 November 2009
ISBN: 9780727736413
£112.00
With activity in the engineering of offshore structures increasing around the world, Offshore geotechnical engineering offers a timely introduction to many of the core design and assessment skills required of those working in the sector, in accordance with the latest codes and standards.
All major aspects of the subject are covered in depth, inc
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Future Flooding and Coastal Erosion Risks
Author(s): C. Thorne, E. Evans and E. Penning-Rowsell
Publication date: 10 January 2007
ISBN: 9780727734495
£162.50
“Over £200 billion worth of assets are at risk around British rivers and coasts and those risks are likely to increase over the next 100 years due to changes in climate and in society.”
- Sir David King, Government Chief Scientific Adviser
This book presents a comprehensive insight into the flooding system, spanning multiple disciplines ac
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Piers, Jetties and Related Structures Exposed to Waves - Guidelines for Hydraulic Loading
Author(s): Kirsty McConnell, William Allsop and Ian Cruickshank
Publication date: 06 August 2004
ISBN: 9780727732651
£81.00
Jetties, piers and other marine structures constructed in exposed locations require careful assessment of their hydraulic loads. Increasingly trade economics are leading to larger ship sizes and existing and new port locations for these vessels require longer jetties in significantly deeper water. In these instances construction of protective break
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Planning and Design of Ports and Marine Terminals, 2nd edition
Author(s): Hans Agerschou
Publication date: 23 February 2004
ISBN: 9780727734983
£128.50
Following from the success of the first edition, written by a collection of eminent figures in the field, this new edition continues to look at the rational planning for port facilities requirements (berths, storage and cargo handling equipment), organisations, management and operations with relation to planning and design of ports and marine termi
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Breakwaters, Coastal Structures and Coastlines
Author(s): ICE
Publication date: 20 February 2003
ISBN: 9780727730428
£128.50
This volume presents the proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers' seventh internaional conference on coastlines, structures and breakwaters. The papers contained in the volume cover wide ranging advances in international research and experience in the field of coastal and harbour engineering.
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Dynamics of Estuarine Muds
Author(s): R Whitehouse, R Soulsby, W Roberts and H Mitchener, HR Wallingford
Publication date: 03 November 2000
ISBN: 9780727728647
£92.75
The ability to predict the movement of cohesive sediment within coastal, estuarine or inland waters has a significant economic and ecological importance in the development of new engineering works and the maintenance of existing installations. Dynamics of estuarine muds clearly describes the most up-to-date developments in this field and contains i
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Dynamics of Marine Sands
Author(s): Richard Soulsby
Publication date: 01 April 1998
ISBN: 9780727725844
£100.00
The practical engineer looking for an urgent solution to a sediment-related project often finds that the results of the relevant academic research are published in unfamiliar language in publications that are not easily available. Dynamics of marine sands bridges the gap between academic research and practical applications by summarising the resear
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Revetment Systems Against Wave Attack: A Design Manual
Author(s): Kirsty McConnell, HR Wallingford
Publication date: 01 January 1998
ISBN: 9780727727060
£81.00
This book discusses the functions of revetments and the different aspects of structural performance. It includes example specifications and calculations that enable the engineer to choose the most stable, appropriate and cost-effective revetment system for a given situation. The book guides the engineer through the design process, from identifying
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Large Scale Pile Tests in Clay
Author(s): Mr J Clarke
Publication date: 08 April 1993
ISBN: 9780727719188
£64.50
During the 1980's a number of high quality, large scale pile tests, sponsored by the offshore industry, Department of Energy and EEC, were performed at onshore locations in clays similar to those encountered in installations in the North Sea. At the same time research was being carried out to instrument and monitor the piled foundation beneath one
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