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The National Academies Press

Problems and Opportunities in the Design of Entrances to Ports and Harbors

Proceedings of a Symposium

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Size: 188 pages, 8.5 x 11

Publication Year:1981

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Panel on Harbor/Port Entrance Design, Assembly of Engineering, National Research Council
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Front Matter	i-x
Introduction	1-6	(skim)
Keynote Address: The Importance and Economic Status of America	7-10	(skim)
Design and Maintenance	11-12	(skim)
Harbor/Port Entrance Design	13-26	(skim)
Rules and Regulations Governing Entrances to Ports and Harbors	27-34	(skim)
Harbor and Port Aids to Navigation	35-38	(skim)
Maintenance Dredging	39-42	(skim)
Concerns of Ships and Users	43-44	(skim)
Concerns of Ship Operators	45-52	(skim)
Evaluation of the Safety of Ship Navigation in Harbors	53-74	(skim)
Ship Controllability	75-94	(skim)
Harbor Entrance Design: A Pilot	95-98	(skim)
Nature and Environment	99-100	(skim)
Sedimentation in Harbors	101-114	(skim)
Tidal Hydraulics	115-132	(skim)
Waves at Ports and Harbors	133-140	(skim)
The Importance of Considering Environmental Effects in the Design of Entrances to Ports and Harbors	141-156	(skim)
The Workshops	157-166	(skim)
Appendix A: Statements of the Participants	167-174	(skim)
Appendix B: Participants	175-178	(skim)

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