Ports 2019
Subtitle: Port engineering : papers from sessions of the 15th triennial international conference, September 15-18, 2019, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
By: edited by Pooja Jain, P.E., P. Eng., S.E., William S. Stahlman III, P.E.
Contributors: Jain, Pooja, editor; Stahlmann, William S., III, editor; American Society of Civil Engineers; Coasts, Oceans, Ports and Rivers Institute (American Society of Civil Engineers). Ports and Harbors Technical Committee; Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Reston, Virginia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 825
ISBN-13: 9780784482612
Copyright date: 2019
Subjects: Harbors; Congresses; Design and construction; Maintenance and repair; Earthquake hazard analysis; Flood damage prevention; Waterfronts; Environmental aspects
Other titles: Port engineering; Ports '19
Description: This collection contains 77 peer-reviewed papers on current topics in port engineering, highlighting the role of ports as engines of economic development and as stewards of environmental resources. Topics include: structural and geotechnical considerations in ports; facilities inspection, repair, and maintenance; seawall and pier construction and maintenance; coastal and sea level rise; seismic events and retrofit; tsunamis, storm surge, and waves; port design standards; equipment and systems automation; and case studies. These papers will be of interest to both practitioners and researchers in the area of port and harbor planning and development.
Notes: "Sponsored by PIANC, Ports and Harbors Committee of the Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers."

Includes bibliographical references.