Breakwaters and closure dams

K d Angremond,F C van Roode,NetLibrary, Inc.0203401344, 9780203401347

Table of contents :
Book Cover……Page 1
Title……Page 4
Contents……Page 5
PREFACE……Page 6
INTRODUCTION……Page 14
POSITIONING THE SUBJECT……Page 17
THE DESIGN PROCESS……Page 36
CONSIDERATIONS AT SYSTEM LEVEL……Page 45
USE OF THEORY……Page 63
DATA COLLECTION……Page 109
STABILITY OF RANDOMLY PLACED ROCK MOUNDS……Page 118
DYNAMIC STABILITY……Page 142
STABILITY OF MONOLITHIC BREAKWATERS……Page 147
WAVE STRUCTURE INTERACTION……Page 158
DESIGN PRACTICE OF BREAKWATER CROSS-SECTIONS……Page 170
DESIGN PRACTICE FOR CLOSURE DAMS……Page 184
CONSTRUCTION METHODS FOR GRANULAR MATERIAL……Page 202
CONSTRUCTION METHODS FOR MONOLITHIC STRUCTURES……Page 224
FAILURE MODES AND OPTIMIZATION……Page 237
FLOW DEVELOPMENT IN CLOSURE GAPS……Page 248
REVIEW……Page 257
GLOSSARY……Page 266
QUARRY OPERATIONS……Page 281
CONCRETE ARMOUR UNITS……Page 290
GODA’S PRINCIPLES FOR BREAKWATER DESIGN……Page 298
FILTER RULES……Page 319
BREAKWATER EXAMPLES……Page 321
OPTIMUM BREAKWATER DESIGN……Page 329
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT……Page 332
CLOSURES USING ANCIENT WILLOW MATTRESSES……Page 343
EXAMPLE OF THE DETERMINATION OF A DESIGN STORM……Page 349
REFERENCES……Page 378
INDEX……Page 383