JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objective

To impart knowledge on port infrastructure

Course Outcomes

At the end of the course the student will be able to:

• Explain the significance of ports and harbours as a mode of transport.
• Demonstrate the fundamental principles of wave hydrodynamics and port cargo handling.
• Demonstrate the basic design of port layout
• Design, plan and integrate port and harbour infrastructure.
• Explain the construction, maintenance and renovation aspects of ports and inland waterways

UNIT - I

Introduction and Fundamentals: Introduction: Ports and harbours – an infrastructure layer between two transport media, planning of ports and harbours. The fundamentals: Tide and current conditions inside harbour, water circulation; breakwaters, jetties and quay walls; mooring, berthing and ship motion inside the port; model studies, physical and mathematical studies.

UNIT - II

Design Issues and Design Of Port: Infrastructures: Design issues: Sea port layout with regards to

• (1) wave action (2) siltation (3) navigability, berthing facilities. Design of Port Infrastructures: Design of port infrastructures with regards to (1) cargo handling (2) cargo storage (3) integrated transport of goods, planning multipurpose port terminals.

UNIT - III

Port Operations: Allowable wave conditions for cargo handling, wave conditions for human safety on quays and breakwaters, forcecasting / nowcasting of wave and current conditions for port operations, dredging and navigability, hazard scenarios; VTMS and management of computerized container terminal, safety & environment (handling of fire, oil spill, rescue, etc.

UNIT - IV

Inland Waterways and Ports: Maintenance of waterways, construction of environmentally engineered banks, dredging, and disposal processing and storing of polluted dredged materials, development of river info

UNIT - V

Construction Aspects and Sustainability: Planning and construction expansion and renovation of port and Inland Port Infrastructure. Global trade and port restructuring/reforms, impact of possible climate change scenarios, sustainable development strategies for cities and ports.

TEXT BOOKS

• 1. Muir Wood, A.M., and Fleming. C.A., “Coastal Hydraulics Sea and Inland Port Structures”, 1st Edition, Hallstead Press, 2002.
• 2. Ozha & Ozha, “Dock and Harbour Engineering”, 1 st Edition, Charotar Books, Anand., 1990

REFERENCES

• 1. S. Seetharaman, “Construction Engineering and Management”, 4 thEdition ,Umesh publications, New Delhi, 1999.
• 2. Richand L. Silister, “Coastal Engineering Volume I & II, Elsevier Publishers, 2000.
• 3. PeraBrunn, “Port Engineering”, 1 st Edition, Gulf Publishing Company, 200