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Inland navigation : locks, dams, and channels /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: McCartney, Bruce L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Reston, Va. : American Society of Civil Engineers, ©1998.
Series:ASCE manuals and reports on engineering practice ; no. 94.
Subjects:
Inland navigation > United States.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Hydraulics.
Inland navigation.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • 1 INTRODUCTION
  • 1.1 Purpose
  • 1.2 Historical Development
  • 1.3 Background
  • 1.4 Scope
  • 1.5 Design Philosophy
  • 1.6 Safety
  • 1.7 Efficiency
  • 1.8 Reliability
  • 2 PROJECT IDENTIFICATION
  • 2.1 Justification
  • 2.2 Preliminary Planning
  • 2.3 Evaluation of Existing Streams
  • 2.4 Commodities to be Moved
  • 2.5 Features Considered
  • 2.6 Waterway Types
  • 2.7 OpenRiver
  • 2.8 Canalized Streams
  • 2.9 Canals
  • 2.10 Basis of Selection
  • 2.11 Cost Estimates
  • 2.12 Basic Project Components
  • 2.13 Supplemental Project Components2.14 Checklist for Studies Required
  • 3 PROJECT PARAMETERS
  • 3.1 Hydrology
  • 3.1.1 General
  • 3.1.2 Basin Description
  • 3.1.3 Hydrologie Data
  • 3.1.4 Hydrologie Data Sources
  • 3.1.5 Hydrologie Model
  • 3.1.6 Flow Computations
  • 3.2 Hydraulics
  • 3.2.1 General
  • 3.2.2 Channel Discharge Rating Curves
  • 3.2.3 Water-Surface Profiles
  • 3.2.4 Specific Profile Uses
  • 3.2.5 Navigation Pool Level Stability
  • 3.3 Sedimentation
  • 3.3.1 General
  • 3.3.2 Problems
  • 3.3.3 Sediment Data Needs
  • 3.3.4 Sedimentation Study3.3.5 Analysis Tools
  • 3.3.6 Sediment Control Measures
  • 3.4 Ice Conditions
  • 3.4.1 General
  • 3.5 Source
  • 4 WATERWAY TRAFFIC
  • 4.1 General
  • 4.2 Towboat Controls
  • 4.3 Maneuverability of Tows
  • 4.4 Visibility
  • 4.5 Effects of Currents
  • 4.6 Source
  • 5 CHANNEL SIZE AND ALIGNMENT
  • 5.1 General
  • 5.1.1 Channel Characteristics
  • 5.1.2 Channel Dimensions
  • 5.1.3 Channel Requirements
  • 5.2 ChannelDesign
  • 5.2.1 Channel Cross-Section
  • 5.3 Channel in Straight Reaches
  • 5.3.1 Minimum Width
  • 5.3.2 Minimum Crossing Distance5.4 Channel Widths in Bends
  • 5.4.1 Orientation of Tows in Bends
  • 5.4.2 Determining Channel Widths Required in Bends
  • 5.4.3 Deflection Angles
  • 5.4.4 Irregular Bank Line
  • 5.4.5 Basis of Design
  • 5.5 Bridge Location and Clearances
  • 5.5.1 Location
  • 5.5.2 Clearances
  • 5.5 Source
  • 6 OPEN-RIVER NAVIGATION
  • 6.1 General
  • 6.2 Cost
  • 6.3 Factors Affecting Navigation
  • 6.4 Feasibility Study
  • 6.5 Source
  • 7 CHARACTERISTICS OF NATURAL STREAMS
  • 7.1 General
  • 7.1.1 Natural Streams
  • 7.1.2 Sedimentation Problems7.1.3 Sediment Load
  • 7.1.4 Third Dimension
  • 7.2 Shoaling Problems
  • 7.2.1 Deposition
  • 7.2.2 Stage and Discharge
  • 7.2.3 Low-Water Profiles
  • 7.2.4 Meandering Channels
  • 7.2.5 Scour in Bends
  • 7.2.6 Sediment Movement
  • 7.2.7 Crossings
  • 7.2.8 Straight Channels
  • 7.2.9 Divided Channels
  • 7.2.10 Tributary Streams
  • 7.2.11 Entrances to Canals and Harbors
  • 7.3 Source
  • 8 RIVER TRAINING WORKS
  • 8.1 General
  • 8.1.1 Requirement
  • 8.2 Dredging
  • 8.2.1 Corrective Dredging
  • 8.3 Channel Stabilization