Dredging and Dredged Material Placement

Dredging and Dredged Material Placement provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of dredging. Robert E. Randall imparts his extensive knowledge of the subject using descriptions, examples, definitions, and problems.

Topics include

Dredging history;

Basic fluid mechanics for dredging;

Dredging equipment;

Dredge pumps, modeling, and cavitation;

Characteristics of dredged sediments;

Pipeline transport of sediments;

Cutters, dragheads, and buckets;

Production estimation;

Dredge instrumentation and automation;

US environmental laws and permitting process;

Dredged material placement;

Contaminated sediments and capping;

Dredging costs estimation;

Dredging operations; and

Dredging research, training, and education.

Randall's book intends to provide a thorough summary of dredging and dredged material placement to interested students, practicing engineers, consultants, and scientists.