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1 online resource (xv, 359 pages) : illustrations, maps
CIRIA, the Construction Industry Research and Information Association, is an independent non-profit-distributing body which initiates and manages research and information projects on behalf of its members. This CIRIA Ground Engineering Report is on seawall design.
Front Cover; Seawell Design ; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Glossary; Foreword; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION; 1.1 Definition of a seawall; 1.2 The guidelines; 1.3 Use of the guidelines; CHAPTER 2. COASTAL MANAGEMENT; 2.1 Monitoring; 2.2 Options for coastal defence; 2.3 Phased works; CHAPTER 3. PROJECT PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS; 3.1 Existing coastal information; 3.2 Problem definition; 3.3 Environmental assessment; 3.4 Project planning; CHAPTER 4. DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION; 4.1 General information on data acquisition; 4.2 Water levels; 4.3 Wind.
4.4 Waves4.5 Joint probabilities of waves and water levels; 4.6 Topographic surveys; 4.7 Hydrographie surveys; 4.8 Geotechnical investigations; 4.9 Coastal processes; 4.10 Construction and maintenance; 4.11 Existing structures; CHAPTER 5. SEAWALL STRUCTURE-OVERALL CONCEPT AND TYPES; 5.1 Design philosophy; 5.2 Plan layout; 5.3 Cross section; 5.4 The body of the wall; 5.5 The toe of the wall; 5.6 The crest of the wall; 5.7 Rehabilitation; CHAPTER 6. DESIGN; 6.1 Hydraulic performance; 6.2 Slope stability and structural loads; 6.3 Design of sloping porous walls.
6.4 Design of sloping non-porous walls6.5 Design of vertical walls; 6.6 Design of crest; 6.7 Design of toe; 6.8 Design for construction and maintenance; 6.9 Detailing; CHAPTER 7. MATERIALS; 7.1 General considerations; 7.2 Required characteristics of materials; 7.3 Characteristics of materials in use; CHAPTER 8. FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS; 8.1 Economic appraisal; 8.2 Failure scenarios; 8.3 Assessment of erosion benefit; 8.4 Assessment of flooding benefits; 8.5 Scheme costs; Appendix A: Statutory framework in the UK; Appendix B: Physical and numerical hydraulic models.
Appendix C: Discount tablesReferences; Index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-352) and index.