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Proceedings of Civil Engineering in the Oceans VI, held in Baltimore, Maryland, October 20-22, 2004. Sponsored by the Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute of ASCE.

This collection contains 42 papers that comprise a comprehensive handbook of state-of-the-art coastal and offshore engineering in the fields of waves and wave forces, harbor and marine transportation systems, and education.

Topics include:

• waves and wave forces;
• hydrodynamics;
• ocean engineering;
• coastal engineering;
• offshore engineering;
• coastal structures;
• marine geotechnical engineering;
• risk and reliability;
• harbors and marine transportation systems; and 
• economic and education issues.

 This collection will benefit engineers, scientists, managers, educators, and all others who share an interest in civil engineering in the oceans research.