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Red Sails & Pilchards (Paperback): Matt Johnson Red Sails & Pilchards (Paperback)
Matt Johnson
R511 Discovery Miles 5 110 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Urban Ports and Harbor Management - Responding to Change along U.S. Waterfronts (Paperback): Marc J. Hershman Urban Ports and Harbor Management - Responding to Change along U.S. Waterfronts (Paperback)
Marc J. Hershman
R1,169 Discovery Miles 11 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The essays in this book, first published in 1988, explore the changes that have occurred in the modern harbour in the 1970s and 1980s and the many roles of the public port in stimulating or responding to these changes. The goal of this study is to understand the modern harbour and public port and the contemporary pressures on them. The contributors' disciplines range among geography, law, business, political science, and marine affairs.

London's Docklands: An Illustrated History (Paperback, New Ed): Geoff Marshall London's Docklands: An Illustrated History (Paperback, New Ed)
Geoff Marshall
R625 R516 Discovery Miles 5 160 Save R109 (17%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

London has always been a bustling place of trade; once the docks teemed with men, ships and goods from all over the world. Now all has been transformed: starting at Canary Wharf and continuing at the Royal Docks, a vibrant new area has sprung into existence providing commerce, housing, shops and restaurants. In London's Docklands the author takes you on a journey though the historical development of the area. He outlines life at the docks, the troubled industrial relations, their heyday as the hub of the Empire's trade and their eventual demise. Discover a collection of unique buildings, hidden tunnels, pioneering voyages and historical riverside pubs.

Probabilistic Design Tools for Vertical Breakwaters (Paperback): Hocine Oumeraci, A. Kortenhaus, W. Allsop, M. de Groot, R.... Probabilistic Design Tools for Vertical Breakwaters (Paperback)
Hocine Oumeraci, A. Kortenhaus, W. Allsop, M. de Groot, R. Crouch, …
R3,196 Discovery Miles 31 960 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This work describes the key results of the European research project called PROVERBS to develop and implement probability-based methods for the design of monolithic coastal structures and breakwaters subject to sea wave attacks. The issues treated include the hydrodynamic, geotechnical and structural processes involved in the wave-structure-foundation interactions and in the associated failure mechanisms.

Breakwaters and Closure Dams (Paperback): Kees D'Angremond, F.van Roode Breakwaters and Closure Dams (Paperback)
Kees D'Angremond, F.van Roode
R2,901 R2,021 Discovery Miles 20 210 Save R880 (30%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Breakwaters and closure dams belong to the most spectacular hydraulic structures. They are exposed to the most severe loading by waves and currents, either during their construction, or during their life cycle.
Design and construction of these structures are so vitally interrelated that a proper understanding requires a thorough knowledge of the theory and a proper understanding of practical matters.
This book offers an essential, integrated combination of theory and practice to the graduate student. Beginning with a description of the functional requirements, it discusses the relevant theory and shows the application of experience and theoretical knowledge to the design.

Offshore Breakwaters and Shore Evolution Control (Hardcover): International Cooperatio Rijkswaterstaat, R.B. Zeidler Offshore Breakwaters and Shore Evolution Control (Hardcover)
International Cooperatio Rijkswaterstaat, R.B. Zeidler
R7,481 Discovery Miles 74 810 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume highlights the technical advances in shoreline stabilization with special emphasis on application of offshore breakwaters. It provides an overview of theoretical and practical matters related to shore evolution control based on experience all over the world.

London's Docklands - A History of the Lost Quarter (Paperback): Fiona Rule London's Docklands - A History of the Lost Quarter (Paperback)
Fiona Rule
R464 R383 Discovery Miles 3 830 Save R81 (17%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Do you remember the docks? In its heyday, the Port of London was the biggest in the world. It was a sprawling network of quays, wharves, canals and basins, providing employment for over 100,000 people. From the dockworker to the prostitute, the Romans to the Republic of the Isle of Dogs, London's docklands have always been a key part of the city. But it wasn't to last. They might have recovered from the devastating bombing raids of the Second World War - but it was the advent of the container ships, too big to fit down the Thames, that would sound the final death knell. Over 150,000 men lost their jobs, whole industries disappeared, and the docks gradually turned to wasteland. In London's Docklands: A History of the Lost Quarter, best-selling historian Fiona Rule ensures that, though the docklands may be all but gone, they will not be forgotten.

The Portsmouth Dockyard Story - From 1212 to the Present Day (Paperback): Paul Brown The Portsmouth Dockyard Story - From 1212 to the Present Day (Paperback)
Paul Brown
R639 R531 Discovery Miles 5 310 Save R108 (17%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

From muddy creek to naval-industrial powerhouse; from constructing wooden walls to building Dreadnoughts; from maintaining King John's galleys to servicing the enormous new Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers: this is the story of Portsmouth Dockyard. Respected maritime historian Paul Brown's unique 800-year history of what was once the largest industrial organisation in the world is a combination of extensive original research and stunning images. The most comprehensive history of the dockyard to date, it is sure to become the definitive work on this important heritage site and modern naval base.

Dredging Coastal Ports - An Assessment of the Issues (Paperback): National Research Council, Division on Engineering and... Dredging Coastal Ports - An Assessment of the Issues (Paperback)
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, Marine Board
R1,280 Discovery Miles 12 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Are the nation's ports adequate for our present and future needs? This volume points out that no significant new deep-water construction has occurred for a decade, and provides the information and analysis needed to goad the ports and the federal government into action. The book asks three questions: Is additional port construction and maintenance dredging needed now or over the next 20 years? What would prevent dredging if it is needed? What alternatives could make additional dredging possible? The book identifies several problems in dredging ports, including the long interval between a decision to deepen a port and the time the alterations are complete. The United States needs to speed port construction to meet changing needs, and the committee recommends that we prepare for future needs by dredging now.

Maritime Security - Protection of Marinas, Ports, Small Watercraft, Yachts, and Ships (Hardcover): Ph.D, Daniel J. Benny Maritime Security - Protection of Marinas, Ports, Small Watercraft, Yachts, and Ships (Hardcover)
Ph.D, Daniel J. Benny
R3,922 Discovery Miles 39 220 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In a time when threats against the maritime community have never been greater, Maritime Security: Protection of Marinas, Ports, Small Watercraft, Yachts, and Ships provides a single, comprehensive source of necessary information for understanding and preventing or reducing threats to the maritime community. The book defines what comprises the maritime community, including marinas, ports, small watercraft, yachts, and ships. It focuses on the protection of these rather than the protection of cargo in the maritime supply chain, since with the protection of the infrastructural elements it follows that the cargo is secured. In identifying and discussing threats to security, the book includes natural threats such as storms as well as traditional criminal threats and piracy, with especially detailed examinations of terrorism and cybersecurity. It also introduces the US Coast Guard America's Waterway Watch program, describing the components of the program, its implementation throughout the maritime community, and its successes. By dealing with the security of all areas within the maritime community, Maritime Security is highly valuable to all members of the community, from the local boater to professionals charged with the protection of major ports and seagoing vessels. It gives you the skills to understand, identify, analyze, and address natural and man-made threats to localized or broad sections in the maritime community.

Numerical Models for Submerged Breakwaters - Coastal Hydrodynamics and Morphodynamics (Paperback): Amir Sharifahmadian Numerical Models for Submerged Breakwaters - Coastal Hydrodynamics and Morphodynamics (Paperback)
Amir Sharifahmadian
R3,022 R2,750 Discovery Miles 27 500 Save R272 (9%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Numerical Models for Submerged Breakwaters: Coastal Hydrodynamics and Morphodynamics discusses the practice of submerged breakwaters, an increasingly popular tool used as a coastal defense system because of their amenity and aesthetics as compared to common emerged beach protection measures. The book is the perfect guide for experienced professionals who wish to keep abreast of the latest best practices or those who are entering the field and need a reference, explaining new and traditional numerical methodologies for designing submerged breakwaters and measuring their performance. In addition, the book provides case studies, examples, and practical methods for data selection and pre-processing, model setup, calibration, and analysis.

Code Name Mulberry: the Planning Building and Operation of the Normandy Harbours (Paperback): Guy Hartcup Code Name Mulberry: the Planning Building and Operation of the Normandy Harbours (Paperback)
Guy Hartcup
R465 R381 Discovery Miles 3 810 Save R84 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The story of the Mulberry harbours must rank among the most remarkable to emerge from the Second World War. In terms of engineering achievement, it is surely one of the greatest of all time.Allied planners correctly anticipated that the Germans would deny, either by destruction or dogged defence, the vital Channel ports in the aftermath of D-Day. If the invading armies could not be kept resupplied, OVERLORD would fail. The only solution was to design, build, transport and install two massive artificial harbours.How this highly ambitious plan was implemented is told with clarity and authority in this superb book. The text, admirably free of unnecessary technical jargon, is well supported with photographs, diagrams and tables, which demonstrate vividly the scale of this great venture. The irony is that the real enemy turned out not to be the Germans but the elements. Code Name Mulberry is a first class account of all aspects of this extraordinary chapter in the history of the Second World War.

Waterford Harbour - Tides and Tales (Paperback): Andrew Doherty Waterford Harbour - Tides and Tales (Paperback)
Andrew Doherty
R319 Discovery Miles 3 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Waterford harbour has centuries of tradition based on its extensive fishery and maritime trade. Steeped in history, customs and an enviable spirit, it was there that Andrew Doherty was born and raised amongst a treasure chest of stories spun by the fishermen, sailors and their families. As an adult he began to research these accounts and, to his surprise, found many were based on fact. In this book, Doherty will take you on a fascinating journey along the harbour, introduce you to some of its most important sites and people, the area's history, and some of its most fantastic tales. Dreaded press gangs who raided whole communities for crew, the search for buried gold and a ship seized by pirates, the horror of a German bombing of the rural idyll during the Second World War - on every page of this incredible account you will learn something of the maritime community of Waterford Harbour.

The Environment in Asia Pacific Harbours (Mixed media product, 2006 ed.): Eric Wolanski The Environment in Asia Pacific Harbours (Mixed media product, 2006 ed.)
Eric Wolanski
R5,717 Discovery Miles 57 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Urbanization has reached unprecedented levels in the estuarine and coastal zone, particularly in the Asia Pacific region where mega-cities and mega-harbours are still growing. This book demonstrates the different solutions and pitfalls, successes and failures in a large number of ports and harbours in the Asia Pacific Region, and shows how science can provide ecologically sustainable solutions that apply wherever the growth of mega-harbours occurs.

Visualizing Harbours in the Classical World - Iconography and Representation around the Mediterranean (Hardcover): Federico... Visualizing Harbours in the Classical World - Iconography and Representation around the Mediterranean (Hardcover)
Federico Ugolini
R3,894 Discovery Miles 38 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In recent years, there has been intense debate about the reality behind the depiction of maritime cityscapes, especially harbours. Visualizing Harbours in the Classical World argues that the available textual and iconographic evidence supports the argument that these representations have a symbolic, rather than literal, meaning and message, and moreover that the traditional view, that all these media represent the reality of the contemporary cityscapes, is often unrealistic. Bridging the gap between archaeological sciences and the humanities, it ably integrates iconographic materials, epigraphic sources, history and archaeology, along with visual culture. Focusing on three main ancient ports - Alexandria, Rome and Leptis Magna - Federico Ugolini considers a range of issues around harbour iconography, from the triumphal imagery of monumental harbours and the symbolism of harbour images, their identification across the Mediterranean, and their symbolic, ideological and propagandistic messages, to the ways in which aspects of Imperial authority and control over the seas were expressed in the iconography of the Julio-Claudian, Trajan and Severii periods, how they reflected the repute, growth and power of the mercantile class during the Imperial era, and how the use of imagery reflected euergetism and paideia, which would inform the Roman audience about who had power over the sea.

Developing China's Ports - How the Gateways to Economic Prosperity Were Revived (Paperback): Bernard Aritua, Hei Chiu, Lu... Developing China's Ports - How the Gateways to Economic Prosperity Were Revived (Paperback)
Bernard Aritua, Hei Chiu, Lu Cheng, Sheila Farrell, Peter de Langen
R1,234 Discovery Miles 12 340 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

How can countries develop their ports to become gateways for economic prosperity? Despite being endowed with natural coastlines, many countries in Africa and Asia have struggled to translate this competitive advantage into vehicles for economic transformation. What China achieved can be informative.

Design and Practice of Cruise Ports (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020): Zekun Cheng, Lei Gong, Chen Li Design and Practice of Cruise Ports (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
Zekun Cheng, Lei Gong, Chen Li
R2,899 Discovery Miles 28 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book focuses on design technologies and practical engineering applications in connection with cruise ports and terminals. After a brief introduction to cruise ships and global cruise ports, it addresses the location, structure and layout of cruise terminals, the technologies involved, cruise terminal buildings and supporting facilities. The book also explores practical engineering cases, including projects that the authors have worked on, such as the Shenzhen Prince Bay and Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal projects. Systematically discussing the design and engineering aspects of domestic and international cruise terminals, the book offers a practical reference guide for engineers, researchers, practitioners and policymakers in relevant fields.

The Sustainability of Oil Ports - An Holistic Framework for China (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020): Xuemuge Wang, Michael Roe,... The Sustainability of Oil Ports - An Holistic Framework for China (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
Xuemuge Wang, Michael Roe, Shaofeng Liu
R2,886 Discovery Miles 28 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book provides an original analysis of the problems of ensuring that oil ports are sustainable in the broadest sense of the concept including environmental, social, technical and resource aspects. Taking China as its frame for analysis, chosen because of the authors' expertise and because it is the largest oil import country in the world, much of it by ship, it presents a detailed investigation of the issues that make up a sustainable port profile, using a variety of established statistical and operational techniques These are examined before an holistic model is derived. Recommendations are provided for future application both in China and elsewhere and also a range of ways suggested for how the framework could be adapted to other types of ports and locations.

Design Of Coastal Hazard Mitigation Alternatives For Rising Seas (Hardcover): David Basco Design Of Coastal Hazard Mitigation Alternatives For Rising Seas (Hardcover)
David Basco
R5,440 Discovery Miles 54 400 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This timely book is about how to design alternatives to reduce coastal flood and wave damage, erosion, and loss of ecosystems facing an unknown future of sea level rise. The latest theories are interlaced with applied examples from the authors' 48 years of experience in teaching, research, and as a practicing, professional engineer in coastal engineering. The design process takes into consideration all the design constraints (scientific, engineering, economic, environmental, social/political/institutional, aesthetic, and media) to meet today's client needs, expectations, and budgets for an uncertain future.The book is organized as a textbook for graduate students. And, it is a self-contained reference for government and consulting engineers responsible for finding solutions to coastal hazards facing the world's coastal populations. New solutions are included in the book that help people of all socio-economic levels living at the coast. Both risk reduction metrics quantified in monetary terms, and increased resilience metrics quantified as vulnerability reduction must now be taken into consideration to make equitable design decisions on hazard mitigation alternatives.In the Anthropocene Era, under 'deep uncertainty' in global mean sea level predictions for the future, today's designs must mitigate today's storm damages, and be adaptable for the unpredictable water levels and storms of the future. This book includes a design 'philosophy' for water levels to year 2050 and for the long term from 2050 to 2100. Multiple spreadsheets are provided and organized to aid the design process.This is an exciting time to be 'thinkers' as Civil/Coastal engineers.Related Link(s)

Introduction To Coastal Engineering And Management (Third Edition) (Hardcover): J. William Kamphuis Introduction To Coastal Engineering And Management (Third Edition) (Hardcover)
J. William Kamphuis
R2,938 Discovery Miles 29 380 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is based on the author's 49 years of experience as a practicing coastal engineer and 34 years as professor of coastal engineering and management at Queen's University. The book is therefore thoroughly practical in nature, but it also reflects newly relevant issues, such as consequences of failure, impacts of rising sea levels, aging infrastructure, real estate development, and contemporary decision making, design and education.This textbook is useful for undergraduate students, postgraduate students and practicing engineers. It covers waves, structures, sediment movement, coastal management, and contemporary coastal design and decision making. It presents both basic principles and engineering solutions. It discusses the traditional methods of analysis and synthesis (design), but also contemporary design methodologies, such as working with environmental impacts.The second edition expanded greatly on the topics of failure and resilience that surfaced as a result of recent disasters from hurricane surges and tsunamis. It updated the discussion of design and decision making for the 21st century, with many new examples.This third edition develops some of these topics further, but its largest new changes is the chapter on climate change. This chapter presents the basics of climate change and then goes on to stress the practical implications of the impacts of climate change, focusing on what is of importance to coastal and fluvial specialists.

Arbroath Harbour - A Book of Drawings (Hardcover): Ian S. Murphy Arbroath Harbour - A Book of Drawings (Hardcover)
Ian S. Murphy
R763 Discovery Miles 7 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book collects together about sixty drawings of fishing boats at Arbroath Harbour, completed between 1989 to 1995. There are also fifteen drawings of the harbour at Montrose, and of other Scottish harbours relevant to Arbroath, in the same period. The author's viewpoint is that of an interested spectator who likes fishing boats. While drawing, he gained valuable background information from the local people, including some fishermen, that he met as he worked. His notes on the harbours he draws, and on the boats and people within them, are written in the hope that everyone reading the book will 'feel close to the sea'. The main story unfolds gradually, starting in 1989 and running through to 1995. It begins with a bird's eye view of Arbroath Harbour, 'so that even if you have never been to Arbroath, you will soon know your way around'. At the end of the book there is a map that show the positions of all the Scottish harbour towns mentioned in the text. 'I have written not just for Arbroath people, or just for Scottish people, or even just for British people. I have written the book for people everywhere. The call of the sea is universal.'

Design and Practice of Cruise Ports (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Zekun Cheng, Lei Gong, Chen Li Design and Practice of Cruise Ports (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Zekun Cheng, Lei Gong, Chen Li
R3,379 Discovery Miles 33 790 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book focuses on design technologies and practical engineering applications in connection with cruise ports and terminals. After a brief introduction to cruise ships and global cruise ports, it addresses the location, structure and layout of cruise terminals, the technologies involved, cruise terminal buildings and supporting facilities. The book also explores practical engineering cases, including projects that the authors have worked on, such as the Shenzhen Prince Bay and Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal projects. Systematically discussing the design and engineering aspects of domestic and international cruise terminals, the book offers a practical reference guide for engineers, researchers, practitioners and policymakers in relevant fields.

Maritime Heritage and Modern Ports (Hardcover, illustrated edition): J Olivella, R. Marcet i Barbe, C.A. Brebbia Maritime Heritage and Modern Ports (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
J Olivella, R. Marcet i Barbe, C.A. Brebbia
R9,943 Discovery Miles 99 430 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book contains papers presented at two meetings with many shared interests - the Second International Conference on Maritime Heritage and the Fourth International Conference on Maritime Engineering The Second International Maritime Heritage Conference brought together scholars and professionals from a variety of areas. In addition to scientific advances, the contributions included in this volume discuss the future of historical harbours, dockyards and other similar maritime structures in today's world, as well as the function of historical vessels and their heritage value. The role of development schemes and the relationship between tourism and the preservation of maritime heritage is also covered. The papers from the Fourth International Conference on Maritime Engineering, Ports and Waterways deal with topics such as port management, the integration of transport aspects, navigation, ship operation and multimode transport, information systems for ports and shipping, marine engineering works, hydrodynamic aspects, the construction and design of ports and marinas, and the development of ports and coastal areas.Emphasis is placed on the importance of the transport maritime mode in development and the requirements of making port operation more efficient, safe and productive.

Introduction To Coastal Engineering And Management (Third Edition) (Paperback): J. William Kamphuis Introduction To Coastal Engineering And Management (Third Edition) (Paperback)
J. William Kamphuis
R1,666 Discovery Miles 16 660 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is based on the author's 49 years of experience as a practicing coastal engineer and 34 years as professor of coastal engineering and management at Queen's University. The book is therefore thoroughly practical in nature, but it also reflects newly relevant issues, such as consequences of failure, impacts of rising sea levels, aging infrastructure, real estate development, and contemporary decision making, design and education.This textbook is useful for undergraduate students, postgraduate students and practicing engineers. It covers waves, structures, sediment movement, coastal management, and contemporary coastal design and decision making. It presents both basic principles and engineering solutions. It discusses the traditional methods of analysis and synthesis (design), but also contemporary design methodologies, such as working with environmental impacts.The second edition expanded greatly on the topics of failure and resilience that surfaced as a result of recent disasters from hurricane surges and tsunamis. It updated the discussion of design and decision making for the 21st century, with many new examples.This third edition develops some of these topics further, but its largest new changes is the chapter on climate change. This chapter presents the basics of climate change and then goes on to stress the practical implications of the impacts of climate change, focusing on what is of importance to coastal and fluvial specialists.

Port Designer's Handbook, Fourth edition (Hardcover): Carl Thoresen Port Designer's Handbook, Fourth edition (Hardcover)
Carl Thoresen
R4,124 Discovery Miles 41 240 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Now in its fourth edition, Port Designer's Handbook is the definitive guide to the layout, design and construction of harbours and port structures. Fully in line with the latest PIANC recommendations, this book covers all aspects of port planning and design from the impact of natural conditions on harbours, to health and safety, and the maintenance and repair of port structures as well as channel and harbour basins. . Particular attention is given to the impact from ships, including berthing requirements, ship dimension tables and container terminals. This fully revised edition has also seen the material updated to provide coverage of - new design and construction methods of the quay structures - floating berth structures for large vessels - detailed evaluation of the necessary mooring system - evaluation of the bollard system and layout - new design and evaluation of the fender system according to the new PIANC recommendation - concrete in port structures - and much more. With an intuitive layout where the reader can easily find information on practical construction methods, Carl A. Thoresen's guide is an essential purchase for all practicing port and harbour engineers, designers and contractors, as well as students new to this continually developing area.

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