Planning and design guidelines for small craft harbors

"This book provides new, state-of-the-art guidelines for the planning, design, and development of small craft harbors. Much has changed in marina development and operation since the previous edition, and new challenges confront those charged with providing access to oceans, lakes, and rivers by...

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Corporate Author American Society of Civil Engineers. Task Committee on Marinas 2020
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Reston : American Society of Civil Engineers, [2012].
Edition3rd edition
SeriesASCE manuals and reports on engineering practice ; no. 50.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780784476499
0784476497
9780784411988
0784411980
9780784412589
Physical Description1 online resource (x, 365 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • 1 PLANNING, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS
  • Introduction
  • The Planning Process
  • Market Demand Analysis
  • Marina Location Criteria
  • Determining Facilities and Amenities
  • Harbor Configuration Planning
  • Dockage Layout and Design Considerations
  • Site Investigation and Analysis
  • Environmental and Land-Use Issues
  • Mitigation and Sustainability Practices
  • Legal and Regulatory Issues
  • Financial Feasibility Assessment
  • Capital Funding Approaches
  • Economic Impacts of Small Craft HarborsReferences
  • 2 ENTRANCE, BREAKWATER, AND BASIN DESIGN
  • Approach to Design
  • Environmental Specifications
  • Creating the Design Criteria
  • Small Craft Harbor Entrances
  • Basin Agitation
  • Berthing Tranquility
  • Breakwaters and Attenuators
  • Harbor Wave Protection
  • Wave Reflection Control
  • Basin Hydrodynamics
  • Sedimentation
  • References
  • 3 INNER HARBOR STRUCTURES
  • Shoreline Stabilization
  • Fixed and Floating Docks
  • Wave Attenuation Systems
  • References
  • 4 LAND-BASED SUPPORT FACILITIES
  • Site DesignUtilities and Services
  • Upland Structures and Equipment
  • Dry-Stack Marinas
  • References
  • GLOSSARY
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  • ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
  • INDEX
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