The Design and Construction of Harbours: A Treatise on Maritime Engineering
Author:   Thomas Stevenson
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date:   05 February 2012
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Thomas Stevenson (1818–1887) was the son of the engineer Robert Stevenson, and father of the writer Robert Louis Stevenson. Like his brothers David and Alan, he became a lighthouse designer, being responsible for over thirty examples around Scotland. Throughout his career he was interested in the theory as well as the practice of his profession, and published over sixty articles on engineering and meteorology. He was an international expert on lighthouses and harbour engineering. This work was first published in 1864 as a development of his article on harbours in the eighth edition (1857) of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, and considerably expanded in a second edition of 1874 which is reprinted here. Stevenson studied how the wind, waves and tides would act on the coastline and man-made structures, and the design of each harbour needed to take a wide range of factors into consideration.

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Author:   Thomas Stevenson
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)
ISBN:  

9780511997020


ISBN 10:   0511997027
Publication Date:   05 February 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
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Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; 1. Interior works – exterior works – different classes of harbours; 2. Geological and other physical features; 3. Generation of waves; 4. Force of the waves; 5. Conditions which affect the force of waves; 6. Design of profile, etc., of harbours in deep water; 7. Design of profile, etc., for tidal harbours; 8. Design of ground-plan of harbours; 9. Docks, tide-basins, locks, graving-docks, slips, etc.; 10. Materials, kinds of masonry, implements, etc.; 11. On the efficacy of tide and fresh water in preserving the outfall of harbours and rivers; 12. Miscellaneous subjects relating to harbours.

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