PLANNING AND DESIGN OF PORTS AND MARINE TERMINALS; HANS AGERSCHOU...ET AL

Over the past twenty years there has been considerable improvement and new information in the design of port and berth structures. This handbook reflects the lastest progress and developments in navigation safety, port planning and site selection, layout of container, oil and gas terminals, cargo handling, berth design and construction, fender and mooring principles. It presents guidelines and recommendations for the main items and assumptions in the layout, desing and construction of modern port structures, and the forces and loadings acting on them. The book provides an evaluation of different designs and construction methods for port and berth structures, and recommendations given by the different international harbour standards and recommendations. Practising harbour and port engineers and students will find the handbook an invaluable source of information. Cover Contents and Preliminary Pages Title Page Contents Foreword to first edition Foreword to second edition CHAPTER 1 Introduction General considerations General aspects of planning and design The choice of general locations for new ports and port extensions CHAPTER 2 Facilities requirements Introduction Facilities requirements References CHAPTER 3 Determination of facilities requirements for container terminals by a hybrid approach consisting of computer simulation, analytical and empirical solutions Introduction Requirements for a hybrid approach Statistical analyses of distributions of box exchanges per ship and of lengths of ships for 20 container terminals Container quay cranes Container handling between quay cranes and yard equipment Container throughput Container storage yards Container flows to and from yards by land transport Yard area, layout and equipment Major simulation outputs Conclusions References CHAPTER 4 Economic and financial feasibility General considerations Evaluation of economic feasibility Least-cost solutions Financial feasibility References CHAPTER 5 Ships and their influence on port facilities Introduction Main dimensions Cargo-carrying capacity and cargo units carried Cargo-handling gear Size and shape of hull and superstructure Hull strength Superstructure con.guration Motion and moorings Manoeuvrability at low speed References CHAPTER 6 Access channels and basins Introduction Access channels Basins References CHAPTER 7 Breakwaters Introduction Climatic, oceanographic and hydrographic conditions Construction Design of rubble-mound breakwaters Construction of rubble-mound breakwaters Caisson breakwater types and lessons learned from failures Design of caisson breakwaters Construction of caisson breakwaters Innovative caisson breakwaters Monitoring, inspection, maintenance and repairs References CHAPTER 8 Berth and terminal design in general. Storage facilities and cargo-handling systems Introduction General cargo berths Container terminals Roll-on/roll-off terminals Ferry terminals High-speed ferry terminals Liquid-bulk terminals Dry-bulk terminals Fishing ports References CHAPTER 9 Berth and terminal structures design Introduction Definitions Basis for design General design considerations Quay structures Piers Jetties Fenders References CHAPTER 10 Environmental considerations Introduction Adverse environmental effects resulting from construction and practical remedial measures Adverse environmental e.ects resulting from port operation and practical remedial measures Environmental impact assessment References CHAPTER 11 Dredging and disposal of contaminated sediments Introduction Dredging Dredged material disposal Treatment of dredged materials Use of dredged materials References CHAPTER 12 MARPOL Background Aims and priorities The role of ports Marpol reception facilities Present status of MARPOL convention Possible future development of MARPOL MARPOL 73/78 – conclusions References Further reading APPENDIX 1 Mathematical models Offshore waves Nearshore waves Wave disturbance Wave forces on structures Water levels, currents and sedimentation References APPENDIX 2 Case studies concerned with new ports and port extensions General considerations The new port on the other side of the peninsula The three ports, the two roads and the three lending agencies Port extension for vessels engaged in domestic traffic The site for the container terminal extension The site for the first phase of the multi-purpose terminal Alongside port replacement of lighterage port The second deep-water port The transit sheds for the rehabilitated berths in the old colonial port Lessons to be learned from the case studies Index Index Annotation, Following from the success of the first edition, written by a collection of eminent figures in the field, this new edition continues to look at the rational planning for port facilities requirements (berths, storage and cargo handling equipment), organisations, management and operations with relation to planning and design of ports and marine terminals. Taking into account the rapid decrease in 'throughput' due to containerisation and the subsequent conversion of cargo berths for other uses, such as multi-purpose and container terminals, this title looks at data regarding natural conditions for site selection, choice of location and orientation of major port components - such as access channels, basins quays and specialised berths. This new edition also looks in detail at breakwater design and the use of model tests, channel design and proposed methods for determining sedimentation rates in channels, and ways to optimise channel depth. This book will be an invaluable resource for practising engineers and planners, port administrators and operators, as well as graduate engineers specialising int he field Following from the success of the first edition, written by a collection of eminent figures in the field, this new edition continues to look at the rational planning for port facilities requirements (berths, storage and cargo handling equipment), organisations, management and operations with relation to planning and design of ports and marine terminals. This new edition looks at data regarding natural conditions for site selection, choice of location and orientation of major port components - such as access channels, basins quays and specialised berths. It also looks in detail at breakwater design and the use of model tests, channel design and ways to optimise channel depth, and conversion of general cargo berths to multi-purpose and container berths is discussed. This book will be an invaluable resource for practising engineers and planners, port administrators and operators, as well as graduate engineers specialising in the field.