SPECIAL MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS IN PROBLEM AREAS OF HYDRAULIC DREDGE DESIGN AND OPERATION

Design of a specific cutter-ladder-head arrangement, spudding, anchoring and swinging of a dredge; performance of dredge pumps, and variable speed drives are discussed in an attempt to be of assistance to owners and operators in realizing the maximum capabilities of their dredge while understanding and avoiding its shortcomings.

• Corporate Authors:

  World Trade Publications, Incorporated

  P.O. Box 20810
  Long Beach, CA  United States 
• Authors:
  • Woodbury, C E
• Publication Date: 1971-11

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 21-25
• Serial:
  • World Dredging and Marine Construction
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: World Trade Publications Company

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Dredges; Dredging; Pumps; State of the art
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00039783
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 22 1974 12:00AM