UNIVERSITY OF KERALA - College of Engineering, Trivandrum
UNIVERSITY OF KERALA - College of Engineering, Trivandrum
UNIVERSITY OF KERALA - College of Engineering, Trivandrum
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08.806.2 Elective IV DESIGN <strong>OF</strong> PORT, HARBOUR & L T P/D Cr<br />
COASTAL STRUCTURES<br />
3 0 0 3<br />
Module I<br />
Design <strong>of</strong> Harbour / Port Structures - Loads on Wharfs, Jetties, Dolphins Live Load for different classes <strong>of</strong><br />
Cargo - Dead load Wind / wave loads, Loads due to Crane Lateral loads Mooring & Berthing forces - fenders -<br />
Bollards<br />
Module II<br />
Shore Protection Structures - Principles <strong>of</strong> design <strong>of</strong> sea walls, dikes, Groin fields, detached breakwaters.<br />
Artificial beach nourishment. S<strong>of</strong>t methods <strong>of</strong> coastal protection Littoral drift - effect <strong>of</strong> man made structures on<br />
the natural littoral drift. Methods for overcoming imbalance <strong>of</strong> littoral drift. - Sand bypassing groins<br />
Environmental Impact studies<br />
Module III<br />
Breakwaters - Type and selection Criteria. Assessment <strong>of</strong> design input conditions. Environmental force. stability<br />
criteria. Design <strong>of</strong> Rubble mound, Caisson type, Vertical wall type. Different types <strong>of</strong> Armor units.<br />
References:<br />
1. Shore Protection Manual, Vol. I &II, Costal <strong>Engineering</strong> Research Centre<br />
2. Hand Book <strong>of</strong> Costal& Ocean <strong>Engineering</strong>, Ed. Herbich<br />
3. Aionzo F Quinn ,’’Design and Construction <strong>of</strong> Ports and Marine Structures ‘’.<br />
4. Harbour and Coastal <strong>Engineering</strong>-NIOT Chennai<br />
Question Paper: Duration: 3 hours<br />
The question paper consists <strong>of</strong> Part A and Part B.<br />
Part A is for 40 marks. There will be 8 compulsory short answer questions <strong>of</strong> 5 marks each covering entire<br />
syllabus.<br />
Part B is for 60 marks. There will be two questions from each module. The candidate has to answer one<br />
question <strong>of</strong> 20 marks from each module.<br />
Note: No charts, tables, codes are permitted in the Examination hall .If necessary the same shall be given along<br />
with the question paper by the question paper setter<br />
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