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Seminar On: Marine Structures
Seminar On: Marine Structures
Seminar On: Marine Structures
MARINE
STRUCTURES
Marine structures are either structures built
along shoreline or on water. These
structures are designed to serve a specific
purpose. They may be built to reduce
erosion along shoreline or widen the beach
or to protect the vessels in the harbor from
wind action or wave energy.
A few of the marine structures are
Breakwaters
Quays
Docks
Channels
Jetties,etc
Breakwaters
Quays
Docks
Jetties
The seminar mainly deals on
these marine structures:
Mound breakwaters
Special breakwaters
Docks
Introduction:
Natural harbours
Semi-natural Harbours
Artificial harbour
Breakwaters
Hydrostatic force
External forces : Wind and wave action
Solvent action of seawater
Sea insects
RUBBLE MOUND TYPE BREAKWATER
Characteristics of mound breakwater:
Dry docks
Wet docks
Dry Docks
The arrangement in a
Dry Dock is to take in
a vessel, close the
door and pump out
the water.
The dry docks are
used for repairs of
vessels
Wet Docks
• The Docks which are
used for berthing of
vessels to facilitate
loading and unloading
of passengers and
cargo are known as
Wet Docks.
Advantages of docks:
• Uniform level of water is maintained which
is very convenient for handling cargos. It
increases the commercial activities of port.
• It prevents the rubbing of the sides of
ships against the quay walls.
• Effects of storms in the outer sea and
harbour do not obstruct the dock
enclosure
DIS-ADVANTAGES OF DOCKS: