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Seawall Design
- 1st Edition - June 15, 1992
- Authors: R. S. Thomas, B. Hall
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 5 0 6 - 1 0 5 3 - 7
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 3 0 8 1 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 6 3 2 3 - 9
Seawall Design focuses on all aspects of seawall design, from the broader issues of coastal management and other options for coastal defense and environmental assessment, to… Read more
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Request a sales quoteSeawall Design focuses on all aspects of seawall design, from the broader issues of coastal management and other options for coastal defense and environmental assessment, to problem definition and project planning; data collection and interpretation; conceptual and detailed design; design for construction and maintenance; and materials to be used. The reader is guided with respect to the range of potential problems, their definition, and possible solutions, as well as the key functional requirements of a seawall and the methods of design to take due account of engineering and environmental and economic considerations. Comprised of eight chapters, this book begins with an overview of the principal function of a seawall and the guidelines for seawall design covering all relevant considerations including environmental aspects, construction, and long-term management. The discussion then turns to regular monitoring of coastal management, options for coastal defense, and the impact of phased works on coastal management. Subsequent chapters deal with project planning and environmental aspects of seawall design; data collection, analysis, and interpretation; and overall concept and types of seawall structure;. Design considerations for a seawall are described, starting with hydraulic performance, the overall stability of the embankment and coastal cliffs as well as structural loads. The book concludes with an assessment of financial and economic considerations in the planning, design, construction and maintenance of seawalls. This monograph is intended for engineers involved in the planning and design of seawalls.
GlossaryForewordAcknowledgments1. Introduction1.1 Definition of a Seawall1.2 The Guidelines1.3 Use of the Guidelines2. Coastal Management2.1 Monitoring2.2 Options for Coastal Defense2.3 Phased Works3. Project Planning and Environmental Aspects3.1 Existing Coastal Information3.2 Problem Definition3.3 Environmental Assessment3.4 Project Planning4. Data Collection, Analysis and Interpretation4.1 General Information on Data Acquisition4.2 Water Levels4.3 Wind4.4 Waves4.5 Joint Probabilities of Waves and Water Levels4.6 Topographic Surveys4.7 Hydrographic Surveys4.8 Geotechnical Investigations4.9 Coastal Processes4.10 Construction and Maintenance4.11 Existing Structures5. Seawall Structure-Overall Concept and Types5.1 Design Philosophy5.2 Plan Layout5.3 Cross Section5.4 The Body of the Wall5.5 The Toe of the Wall5.6 The Crest of the Wall5.7 Rehabilitation6. Design6.1 Hydraulic Performance6.2 Slope Stability and Structural Loads6.3 Design of Sloping Porous Walls6.4 Design of Sloping Non-Porous Walls6.5 Design of Vertical Walls6.6 Design of Crest6.7 Design of Toe6.8 Design for Construction and Maintenance6.9 Detailing7. Materials7.1 General Considerations7.2 Required Characteristics of Materials7.3 Characteristics of Materials in Use8. Financial and Economic Considerations8.1 Economic Appraisal8.2 Failure Scenarios8.3 Assessment of Erosion Benefit8.4 Assessment of Flooding Benefits8.5 Scheme CostsAppendix A: Statutory Framework in the UKAppendix B: Physical and Numerical Hydraulic ModelsAppendix C: Discount TablesReferencesIndex
- No. of pages: 376
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: June 15, 1992
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Hardback ISBN: 9780750610537
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483130811
- eBook ISBN: 9781483163239
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