Quay Walls (handbook of Quay Walls)
This new edition of the handbook of Quay Walls provides the reader with essential knowledge for the planning, design, execution and maintenance of quay walls, as well as general information about historical developments and lessons learned from the observation of ports in various countries.
Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure
The book Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure gives state-of-the-art guidance on how to design, implement and manage a water infrastructure project with a dredging component to project owners, regulators, consultants, designers and contractors.
IADC Annual Report 2017
In this “Annual Report” the Board gives an overview of the state of affairs of the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) and its activities in 2017. The report highlights various projects that the Association has undertaken for the year.
Geotechnical & Geophysical Investigations for Offshore and Nearshore Developments
A handbook providing geotechnical and geophysical data acquisition techniques for characterising offshore and nearshore soil conditions. Download Click here to download the PDF 'Geotechnical &am
The Rock Manual Edition 2007 – The use of rock in hydraulic engineering
This updated manual is a revision on the publications Manual on the use of rock in coastal and shoreline engineering (CIRIA, CUR, 1991) en C169 Manual on the use of rock in hydraulic engineering (CUR, RWS, 1995).
Health and Safety Charter IADC
In November 2013, a group of QHSE experts from the member companies were nominated and the IADC Safety Committee was established. One of the items that the committee has been charged with is the development of a “Charter of Best Practices”.
A Guide to Cost Standards for Dredging Equipment 2009
A joint venture between IADC and CIRIA, the publication A guide to cost standards for dredging equipment 2009 offers a benchmark to establish the capital and related costs of various types of dredging plant and equipment commonly in use within the industry.
Paper: Reclamation Pays – Assessing the Socio-Economic effects of Reclamation projects
This paper was written by Marco Gatto, 2 November 2014. The aim of this article is to contribute to a better understanding of the different types of socio-economic effects produced by reclamation projects, and hence to a more appropriate assessment of the overall value of reclamation based investments. Port cities have long been struggling to accommodate urban growth, given the difficulties of finding space within ge