The Design and Construction of Harbours : A Treatise on Maritime Engineering (Paperback)

Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; 1. Interior works ? exterior works ? different classes of harbours; 2. Geological and other physical features; 3. Generation of waves; 4. Force of the waves; 5. Conditions which affect the force of waves; 6. Design of profile, etc., of harbours in deep water; 7. Design of profile, etc., for tidal harbours; 8. Design of ground-plan of harbours; 9. Docks, tide-basins, locks, graving-docks, slips, etc.; 10. Materials, kinds of masonry, implements, etc.; 11. On the efficacy of tide and fresh water in preserving the outfall of harbours and rivers; 12. Miscellaneous subjects relating to harbours.