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.