Waterfront Facilities Inspection and Assessment (Manuals and Reports on Engineering Practice, 130) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0784416354 ISBN 13: 9780784416358

Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025

Synopsis

Sponsored by the Waterfront Facility Inspection Committee of the Technical Committee on Ports and Harbors of the Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute of ASCE.

Waterfront Facilities Inspection and Assessment, MOP 130, Second Edition, guides engineers through the specialized field of inspecting and assessing waterfront facilities. From the initial scoping of a waterfront inspection project to conducting the inspection with documentation and reporting, this Manual of Practice explores how to maximize the return on waterfront infrastructure investment. The new edition includes updates of all sections as well as content on composite materials and the latest innovations in inspection tools and technologies.

Topics include

• Standards of practice,
• Scope of inspection work,
• Service life estimation,
• Documentation and reporting,
• Administrative considerations,
• Considerations for specific structure types and systems,
• Types and causes of defects,
• Specialized techniques, and
• Inspection nomenclature.

MOP 130, Second Edition, covers the engineering and technical requirements for conducting above water and underwater facility assessments and is a valuable, comprehensive manual for engineers, inspectors, operators, and owners to manage the operation, maintenance, inspection, and repair of waterfront facilities.

Edition details

• Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0784416354
• ISBN 13: 9780784416358
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 508
• Editor: Elwood Noah J.