A Treatise On The Principles And Practice Of Harbour Engineering

CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY. Harbour Engineering and Navigation—Natural and Artificial Harbours—Ancient Sea Routes —Phœnician, Egyptian, Grecian, Carthaginian, and Roman Harbours—Mediæval Navigation—The Cinque Ports —The Hanseatic League—National Interest in Harbours —State Subvention,............................................pp. 1-7 CHAPTER IL HARBOUR DESIGN. Difficulties of the Subject—Classification—Definitions—Roadstead—Harbour— Basin —Dock — Harbours of Refuge — Commercial Harbours — Fishery Harbours — Localisation— Coastal and Inland Ports—Procedure in Design of Harbours — Preliminary Considéra- tions—Natural Phenomena—Prevalence and Intensity of Storms—Coastal Change— Accretion and Denudation—Effect of Artificial Interference—Influence of Effluents— Island Harbours—Harbour Areas and Entrance Widths—Illustrations of Harbours at Zeebrugge, Queenstown, Sandy Bay, Sunderland, Peterhead, Libau, Madras, Whitby, and elsewhere...............................................pp. 8-42 CHAPTER III. SURVEYING, MARINE AND SUBMARINE. Soundings — Methods of Procedure — Appliances: Line, Chain, and Pole — Sutcliffe’s Apparatus —Maintenance of Alignmeut—Variations in Water Level—Tide Gauges— Current Observations—Floats-Localisation —Plotting Positions—Diving Operations— Bells—Diving Dress and Equipment, ...................pp. 43-59 CHAPTER IV. PILING, Ilse of Framework in Maritime Structures—Association of Piling therewith—Varieties— Bearing Piles—Sheeting Piles—Materials for Piles—Timber— Varieties—Destructibility and Préservation—Metal—Conerete — Reinforced Concrete — Typical Systems — Pile- driving—Sustaining Power—Various Data, . .................pp. 60-83 CHAPTER V. STONE: NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL. Stone Supplies—Qualities desirable—Density and Hardness—Weight of Stone—Obtainment _____Mine Firing—Drilling Operations — Implements — Charging—Tamping—Firing— Fuses and Detonators—Seam Firing—Wedging — Blasting Agents—Description of Quarrying Operations for Breakwaters at Goodwick, Alderney, and Holyhead — Concrete — Its Ingredients — Their Qualities and Proportions — Sea-water in its Relationship to Concrete — Model Specification for Concrete in Maritime Works— Japanese Standards, .......... pp. 84-110 vil