Dredging a handbook for engineers by Bray Richard Nicholas

Handbook of dredging engineering

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Bsic fluid mechanics -- Dredge pumps -- Dredging equipment -- Definition and history of small dredges -- Physical classification of sediments -- Pipeline transport of solids -- Dredging methods -- Maintenance dredging in channels and harbors -- Case histories for significant US dredging projects -- Disposal and placement of dredged material -- Numerical models for predicting the fate of dredged material placed in open water -- Environmental effects of dredging activities -- Water quality aspects of dredging and dredged sediment disposal -- Subaqueous capping of contaminated sediment -- Beneficial uses of dredged material -- Desig and construction of coastal wetlands using dredged material -- Removal of contaminated sediment by dredging -- Instrumentation and automation -- Project planning -- Dredging contracts -- The US Army Corps of Engineers Dredging Operations and Environmental Research (DOER) program -- Dredging for commercial navigation in the United States -- Appendix 1. …”