See preceding entry. Volume 2 covers forces on offshore structures, designs of offshore platforms, and pile foundations. This is followed by a section on marine foundations and sediment processes, which includes sediment transport, shore processes, tidal inlets, scour around structures, and sea ice gouging. The volume concludes with two chapters on
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This handbook has certainly succeeded in its stated goal to provide the latest state-of-the-art in the field....well-organized and the figures are of high quality....much insight is gained by providing a global view of the topic. (Applied Mechanics Review)
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Seller: Salish Sea Books, Bellingham, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 0872014649 Good; Hardcover; Withdrawn library copy with the standard library markings; Clean covers with minor edgewear; Unblemished textblock edges; Library stamps to the endpapers; Text pages are clean & unmarked; Good binding with a straight spine; This book will be stored and delivered in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5" - 9.75" tall); Tan cloth covers with title in metallic blue lettering; 1991, Gulf Publishing; 1155 pages; "Handbook of Coastal and Ocean Engineering, Volume 1: Wave Phenomena and Costal Structures," by John B. Herbich & Charles L. Bretschneider. Seller Inventory # SKU-T44AE06609295