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Title:
Introduction to bed, bank and shore protection
Personal Author:
Schiereck, Gerrit J.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Taylor & Francis, 2004
Physical Description:
xiii, 399 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN:
9780415331777
Subject Term:
Shore protection

Riparian areas

River channels

River engineering

Hydrodynamics

Hydraulic structures

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Summary

Introduction to Bed, Bank and Shore Protection provides students and professional engineers with the understanding and guidance to prevent the erosion of movable beds, banks and shorelines. In a world of rising sea levels and extreme weather conditions, these skills are increasingly important to the engineer as well as the wider community. The book starts with the underlying scientific principles behind hydraulics and soil mechanics and applies them to common practical situations for the protection of coastal and river beds, banks and shores. Based on the author's twenty years of experience, this blend of theory and practice provides the reader with useful knowledge that can be applied to a wide range of situations for the protection of the environment.


Author Notes

Gerrit Jan Schiereck graduated at Delft University of Technology in 1972 in hydraulic engineering. He started working for Rijkswaterstaat (the Dutch public works department, responsible for sea defence, river management, roads etc.) and was involved in many projects (e.g. Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier, water management Netherlands delta area, inland navigation). In 1992 he became associate professor in hydraulic engineering at Delft University until 2000 when he returned Rijkswaterstaat.


Table of Contents

1 Introduction
1.1 How to Look at Protections
1.2 How to Deal with Protections
1.3 How to Deal with this Book
2 Flow - Loads
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Turbulence
2.3 Wall Flow
2.4 Free Flow
2.5 Combination of Wall Flow and Free Flow
2.6 Load Reduction
2.7 Summary
2.8 Appendices
3 Flow - Stability
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Uniform flow - Horizontal Bed
3.3 Sloping Bed
3.4 Non-Uniform Flow
3.5 Coherent Material
3.6 Summary
4 Flow - Erosion
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Scour without Protection
4.3 Scour with Protection
4.4 Summary
5 Porous Flow - General
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Basic Equations
5.3 Stability of Closed Boundaries
5.4 Stability of Open Boundaries
5.5 Macro Stability of Slopes
5.6 Load Reduction
5.7 Summary
6 Porous Flow - Filters
6.1 General
6.2 Granular Filters
6.3 Geotextiles
6.4 Summary
7 Waves - Loads
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Non-Breaking Waves
7.3 Breaking Waves
7.4 Waves on Slopes
7.5 Load Reduction
7.6 Summary
7.7 Appendices
8 Waves - Erosion and Stability
8.1 Erosion
8.2 Stability General
8.3 Stability of Loose Grains
8.4 Stability of Coherent Material
8.5 Summary
9 Ships - Loads, Stability and Erosion
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Loads
9.3 Stability
9.4 Erosion
9.5 Sumary
10 Dimensions
10.1 General
10.2 Probabilistics
10.3 Maintenance
10.4 Failure Mechanisms
10.5 Summary
10.6 Appendix: Probabilistic Approach Level II
11 Protections
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Bed Protections
11.3 Bank Protections
11.4 Shore Protection
11.5 General Aspects Revetments
12 Environment
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Bed Protections
12.3 Bank Protections
12.4 Shore Protections
13 Construction
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Equipment
13.3 Bed Protections
13.4 Bank Protections
13.5 Shore Protections
13.6 Quality Assurance
Appendix A Material Properties
A.1 Block Weight and Size
A.2 Grading
A.3 Geotextiles
A.4 Composite Materials
A.5 Physical Properties of Soil
Appendix B Examples
B.1 River Bank
B.2 Caisson Closure
B.3 Breakwater
List of Symbols References
Index