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Dredging
A Handbook for Engineers
- 2nd Edition - November 1, 1996
- Authors: R N Bray, A D Bates, J M Land
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 4 0 - 5 4 5 2 4 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 5 3 0 5 0 - 5
For this second edition of the highly successful Dredging: A Handbook for Engineers, Nick Bray and his co-authors have fully updated and expanded the book which covers all aspect… Read more
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Request a sales quoteFor this second edition of the highly successful Dredging: A Handbook for Engineers, Nick Bray and his co-authors have fully updated and expanded the book which covers all aspects of modern dredging including operating methods, outputs, costs, contracts and the impact on the environment. Planning and implementing dredging projects, including pre-contract works, is also well covered. The book is generously illustrated with line drawings, photographs and tables, and a useful bibliography appears at the end of each chapter. This definitive handbook will prove invaluable to engineers and managers alike, both as an initial introduction to this specialised topic and as a reference for years to come.
- New edition covers technical and legislative developments
- More types of dredger are included
Consulting engineers, port authorities, engineers and harbour masters, dredging contractors, water authorities, maritime authorities. Also civil and marine engineering departments
Dredging Works and Their Control - IntroductionPublic relations and safetyDuties and responsibilities of the resident engineerContractor's viewpointControl instrumentationDredging and the Environment - IntroductionThe potential effects of dredging activitiesEnvironmental investigationsDredging plant and sediment resuspensionPretreatment of Rock - IntroductionMechanical methodsDrilling and blastingSurface blastingBlasting coralContract documents of blasting workEnvironmental factorsSafety and legislationDredging pre-treated rock
- No. of pages: 448
- Language: English
- Edition: 2
- Published: November 1, 1996
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Hardback ISBN: 9780340545249
- eBook ISBN: 9780080530505
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R N Bray
Affiliations and expertise
Consulting Engineer, UKAB
A D Bates
Affiliations and expertise
Consulting Engineer, UKJL
J M Land
Affiliations and expertise
Consultant Engineer, UKRead Dredging on ScienceDirect