This indispensable handbook provides state-of-the-art information and common sense guidelines, covering the design, construction, modernization of port and harbor related marine structures. The design procedures and guidelines address the complex problems and illustrate factors that should be considered and included in appropriate design scenarios.

The marine environment and its effects on port design and construction. Port (harbor) elements - design principles and considerations. Design loads. Geotechnical aspects of soil-structure interaction design considerations. Gravity type quay walls. Sheet pile bulkheads. Piled waterfront structures. Offshore deep water terminals. Modernization of existing marine facilities. Breakwater design. Tables. References. Figure captions.