Ship channel design and operation /

This manual provides an overview of the design process and operation of deep-draft navigation projects. Ship channels are the connecting link between the ocean shipping lanes and coastal or inland deep water portraits The reliability of ship channels is important to commercial navigation as well as...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Knovel (Firm)
Other Authors: McCartney, Bruce L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Reston, VA : American Society of Civil Engineers, ©2005.
Series:ASCE manuals and reports on engineering practice ; no. 107.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This manual provides an overview of the design process and operation of deep-draft navigation projects. Ship channels are the connecting link between the ocean shipping lanes and coastal or inland deep water portraits The reliability of ship channels is important to commercial navigation as well as to our national defense for rapid development of Navy, Army, and Coastal Guard vessels. This manual is intended as a design guide for practicing engineers and a reference for government agencies involved with the design and operation of deep draft navigation systems. This current volume is revived and expanded from Manual of Practice 80: Report on Ship Channel Design. --
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 257 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780784471159
0784471150