PROCEEDINGS OF THE DREDGING SEMINAR (5TH), HELD IN HOUSTON, TEXAS ON 17 NOVEMBER 1972

The eight papers constitute the proceedings of the Fifth Dredging Seminar: Dredge Hulls--Construction and Reconstruction, Charles E. Woodbury; Economic Justification for the Use of a Fully Lined Dredge Pump, Ron Rose; The Offshore Dredge--A Solution to Beach Restoration, Thomas N. Turner; Soil Mechanics Applied to Dredging, Wayne A. Dunlap; Bartaw Maintenance Dredging and Water Quality, Al Morneault; Corps of Engineers Dredging Operations in Galveston, Jack Simpson; Present Status of Spoil Disposal Areas Along the Houston Ship Channel, Jack Farmer; and Offshore Dredging Problems, Jim Bean. Names and addresses of the participants are included.

• Corporate Authors:

  Texas A&M University, College Station

  Department of Civil Engineering, Center for Dredging Studies
  College Station, TX  United States  77843
• Publication Date: 1973-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 114 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Beaches; Channels (Waterways); Design; Dredged materials; Dredges; Dredging; Economic factors; Hulls; Littoral; Meetings; Naval architecture; Pumps; Soil mechanics; Waste disposal; Water pollution; Water quality
• Identifier Terms: Houston Ship Channel; National Sea Grant Program; U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Beach nourishment; Ship hulls
• Geographic Terms: Houston (Texas)
• Old TRIS Terms: Beach restoration; Sea grant program
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Geotechnology; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00051058
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: TAMU-SG-73-102
• Contract Numbers: NOAA-SG-043-158-18
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 28 1974 12:00AM