Browse by Topic - Coasts, oceans, ports, and waterways

This collection contains 44 papers on estuarine and coastal models presented at the 11th International Conference on Estuarine and Coastal Modeling, held in Seattle, Washington, November 4-6, 2009.

This collection contains eight papers of civil engineering significance that were inducted in 2010 into the Hall of Fame at the Offshore Technology Conference.

This collection contains 142 papers presented at the 12th Triennial International Conference, held in Jacksonville, Florida, April 25-28, 2010. 

MOP 121 provides guidance for the operation of floating dry docks, graving docks, marine railways, and vertical lifts.

What does it mean to live behind a levee? How much protection does a levee really provide? This booklet helps you act now to better protect yourself against future flood threats. 

 

CDRM 4 explores the long-term issues of wind storm, storm surge, and public safety in the Bay of Bengal region

The report card evaluates 15 categories of infrastructure by assigning letter grades that are based on physical condition and needed fiscal investments for improvement.

CDRM 2 examines the engineering balance between potential losses from natural disasters and financial commitments to infrastructure protection.

This collection contains 18 papers focusing on the great rivers of the world, especially the engineering challenges of balancing the urgency for development and growth with the environmental need for a sustainable future.

Robert Grace offers practical guidance for the construction of marine outfalls to carry treated wastewater from land to sea, along with detailed case studies that describe the particular challenges accompanying a construction project at sea.