| Description |
1 online resource (329 pages) : illustrations |
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Opening address / H. Lundgren -- Keynote address: The past and possible future of breakwaters / W. A Price -- Shallow water waves / P. C. Barber -- Extreme events in wave and water levels / G. A. Alcock, D. J. T. Carter -- Discussion on Papers 1 and 2 -- Limitations of modelling / M. W. Owen, M. G. Briggs -- Experience gained from breakwater failures / T. Sørensen, O. J. Jensen -- Discussion on Papers 3 and 4 -- Stability of rubble mound revetments and breakwaters under random wave attack / J. W. van der Meer -- Geotechnical aspects of rubble mound breakwaters / F. B. J. Barends -- Construction of rubble mound breakwaters at Ras Lanuf, Libya / D. W. Hookway, A G. Brinson -- Discussion on Papers 5-7 -- The Italian experience in composite breakwaters / G. Romiti, A. Noli, L. Franco -- Damage, liability and insurance / J.-P. Germond -- Discussion on Papers 8 and 9 -- Criteria and procedures for the structural design of concrete armour units / H. Ligteringen, A. Mol, R. L. Groeneveld -- Kuwait breakwater - a case history / J. A. Quinlan -- Discussion on Papers 1O and 11 -- Workshop A: Hydrodynamics -- Workshop B: Design techniques -- Workshop C: Construction -- Workshop D: Geotechnics -- Closing address: Breakwaters / E. H. Harlow |
| Summary |
These papers discuss developments in breakwaters and the keynote address focuses on the past and possible future of breakwaters |
| Analysis |
Breakwaters Design & construction |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Breakwaters -- Congresses
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Breakwaters.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain)
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| ISBN |
9780727746917 |
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072774691X |
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