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Harbours and Docks: Their Physical Features, History, Construction, Equipment and Maintenance with Statistics as to their Commer

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Harbours and Docks: Their Physical Features, History, Construction, Equipment and Maintenance with Statistics as to their Commer
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Leveson Francis Vernon-Harcourt
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - Technology
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:756
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreStructural engineering
ISBN/Barcode 9781108072021
ClassificationsDewey:627.2
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 16 Plates, black and white; 26 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 21 August 2014
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Professor of civil engineering at University College London, Leveson Francis Vernon-Harcourt (1839-1907) drew on considerable practical experience, having worked most notably on London's East and West India docks. The present work was first published in two volumes in 1885. This reissue combines in one volume the text and the plates, including plans and maps of important examples. The topics discussed include natural and artificial harbours; the impact of waves, tides and currents; and general principles of construction. Furthering Vernon-Harcourt's aim to educate readers on both the theory and practice of hydraulic engineering, the work features case studies on specific projects (including their origins and condition at that time), shedding much light on the history and operation of infrastructure that proved essential for the development of modern trade. Of related interest, Thomas Stevenson's The Design and Construction of Harbours (second edition, 1874) is also reissued in this series.