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BS 6349-1:2000:2003 Edition

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Maritime structures – Code of practice for general criteria

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1 BRITISH STANDARD
2 Committees responsible for this British�Standard
3 Contents
18 3 Definitions
3.1 Tides
3.1.1 semi diurnal tides
3.1.2 diurnal tides
3.1.3 range
3.1.4 spring tides
3.1.5 neap tides
3.1.6 mean high water springs (MHWS)
3.1.7 mean low water springs (MLWS)
3.1.8 mean high water neaps (MHWN)
3.1.9 mean low water neaps (MLWN)
3.1.10 mean sea level (MSL)
3.1.11 lowest astronomical tide (LAT)
3.1.12 highest astronomical tide (HAT)
19 3.2 Ship tonnages
3.2.1 gross registered tonnage (GRT)
3.2.2 deadweight tonnage (DWT)
3.3 displacement
3.4 belting
3.5 Waves
3.5.1 wave height
3.5.2 wave period
3.5.3 wave length
3.5.4 phase velocity
3.5.5 wave diffraction
3.5.6 wave refraction
3.5.7 wave gradient
3.5.8 group velocity
3.5.9 significant wave height
20 3.5.10 significant wave period
3.5.11 zero crossing period of primary waves
3.6 spectral density
3.7 design working life
3.8 return period
4 Symbols
27 Section 2. Environmental considerations
5 General
5.1 Design parameters
5.2 Environmental impact
5.3 Scope
6 Survey control
6.1 General
28 6.2 Level control
6.3 Location control
29 7 Meteorology and climatology
7.1 General
7.2 Wind
31 7.3 Precipitation
7.4 Air temperature and humidity
7.5 Visibility
7.6 Atmospheric pressure
32 7.7 Solar radiation and hours of sunshine
8 Bathymetry
8.1 General
8.2 Echo sounder
33 8.3 Side�scan sonar
8.4 Direct measurement
8.5 Spacing and direction of sounding profiles
34 8.6 Wire sweep
8.7 Reduction of soundings
8.8 Coastal topography
9 Geological considerations
10 Water level
10.1 General
35 10.2 Tidal predictions
10.3 Meteorological effects
36 10.4 Tidal observations
10.5 Tidal analysis
11 Water movement
11.1 General
11.2 Measurement of currents
39 11.3 Measurement of diffusion
40 11.4 Presentation and analysis of field data
12 Waves
13 Water quality
13.1 General
13.2 Water temperature
41 13.3 Chemistry
13.4 Turbidity
13.5 Marine life
42 13.6 Pollution
14 Sediment transport
14.1 General
14.2 Sediment transport in currents
44 14.3 Sediment transport with waves
45 14.4 Accretion and scour
14.5 Bed�form migration
14.6 Models
47 Section 3. Operational considerations
15 General
16 Design working life
48 17 Ship data
17.1 General
17.2 Tonnage and displacement
17.3 Typical container ship and bulk carrier dimensions
18 Navigation in approach channels
18.1 General
49 18.2 Studies
50 Figure 1a Typical ship dimensions — Container ship — Approximate dimensions based on draught against DWT, a…
51 Figure 1b) Typical ship dimensions — Container ship — Approximate dimensions based on draught against DWT, a…
52 Figure 2 Typical ship dimensions — Bulk carrier
53 18.3 Depth of channels
18.4 Width of channels
54 18.5 Other operational aspects
19 Ship handling
19.1 Manoeuvring inside harbours
55 19.2 Berthing
19.3 Mooring
57 Section 4. Sea state
20 General
21 Wave characteristics
21.1 Wave forms
58 21.2 Basic wave properties
59 Figure 3a) Wave shoaling and estimation of wave height in the surf zone
60 Figure 3b) Wave shoaling and estimation of wave height in the surf zone
61 Figure 3c) Wave shoaling and estimation of wave height in the surf zone
62 Figure 3d) Wave shoaling and estimation of wave height in the surf zone
63 Figure 3e) Wave shoaling and estimation of wave height in the surf zone
64 Figure 3f) Wave shoaling and estimation of wave height in the surf zone
66 21.3 Sea state properties
68 Figure 4 Relationship between design working life, return period and probability of wave heights exceeding…
69 22 Offshore wave climate
22.1 Wave generation
22.2 Wave prediction
71 Figure 5 Significant wave prediction chart — Fetch lengths up to 1 500 km
72 Figure 6 Significant wave prediction chart — Fetch lengths from 200 km to 20 000 km
73 Figure 7 JONSWAP wave spectrum
74 Figure 8 Pierson–Moskowitz wave spectrum
77 Figure 9 Significant wave height and peak period for wave spectra
78 22.3 Wave decay and swell
22.4 Extrapolation of offshore wave data
23 Shallow water effects
23.1 General
23.2 Refraction and shoaling
79 Figure 10 Schematic diagram of wave refraction
81 23.3 Channel effects
23.4 Bottom friction
82 Figure 11 Wave height reduction factor for bottom friction
83 23.5 Wave breaking
Figure 12 Breaker types
85 24 Long waves
24.1 General
86 24.2 Moving pressure fronts
24.3 Wave grouping effects
24.4 Tsunamis
87 24.5 Conclusions
25 Storm surge
26 Wave recording and analysis
26.1 Existing data sources
88 26.2 Site measurements
89 26.3 Wave recorders
90 26.4 Analysis of records
27 Extrapolation of wave data
27.1 General
27.2 Extrapolation to extreme wave conditions
92 27.3 Extrapolation to individual maximum wave heights
94 Figure 13
95 27.4 Extrapolation of wave periods
28 Effects of breakwaters and sea walls on sea states
96 Figure 14 Run up on graded riprap
97 Figure 15 Run up on rubble mound slope
98 29 Harbour response
29.1 General
29.2 Wave diffraction for a flat seabed
99 Figure 16a) Diffraction coefficients for breakwater gap of length B = one wave length, Pierson–Moskowitz spec…
100 Figure 16b) Diffraction coefficients for breakwater gap of length B = two wave lengths, Pierson–Moskowitz spe…
101 Figure 17a) Diffraction coefficients for island breakwater of length B = one wave length, Pierson–Moskowitz s…
102 Figure 17b) Diffraction coefficients for island breakwater of length B = two wave lengths, Pierson–Moskowitz …
103 29.3 Ray methods of wave diffraction and refraction
104 29.4 Harbour resonance
29.5 Physical models
105 29.6 Mathematical models
106 30 Acceptable wave conditions for moored small vessels
30.1 General
Table 1 Acceptable wave heights in marinas and fishing harbours
30.2 Marinas
30.3 Fishing harbours
30.4 Lighterage
107 31 Acceptable wave conditions for moored ships
31.1 General
31.2 Background information
108 31.3 Methods for determining acceptable sea states
109 Figure 18 The six degrees of freedom of vessel movement
111 31.4 Acceptable ship movements
Table 2 Guidance on maximum velocity criteria for safe mooring conditions
112 31.5 Downtime
Table 3 Guidance on maximum motion criteria for safe working conditions
113 Section 5. Loads, movements and vibrations
32 General
32.1 Basic loads
32.2 Dynamic response
Table 4 Typical frequencies of environmental forces
32.3 Spectral loading
114 32.4 Fatigue
33 Soil pressures
34 Winds
35 Snow and ice
115 36 Temperature variations
Table 5 Effective temperature range for maritime structure decks in British coastal waters
37 Tides and water level variations
38 Currents
38.1 General
116 38.2 Steady drag force
117 Figure 19 Drag force coefficient values for circular cylinders
Table 6 Modification factors for critical flow velocity
38.3 Flow induced oscillations
119 Figure 20 Critical flow velocity for circular piles for in line oscillations
120 Table 7 Drag and inertia force coefficients for common structural forms
121 39 Waves
39.1 General
39.2 Fatigue analysis
39.3 Design wave parameters
122 39.4 Wave forces
123 Figure 21 Wave pressure distribution at reflective walls for non�breaking waves
124 Figure 22 Estimation of alpha values for calculation of wave pressure — Vertical�distribution of wave pressure
126 Figure 23 Estimation of alpha values for calculation of wave pressure — Coefficient of wave pressure at sur…
127 Figure 24 Estimation of alpha values for calculation of wave pressure — Coefficient of wave pressure at sur…
128 Figure 25 Estimation of alpha values for calculation of wave pressure — Ratio between wave pressures at sur…
131 40 Earthquakes
41 Berthing
41.1 General
41.2 Operational factors
41.3 Fendering
132 41.4 Design of fendering
41.5 Assessment of berthing energy
42 Mooring
42.1 General
42.2 Evaluation of mooring loads
133 Table 8 Nominal bollard and fairlead loadings for vessels up to 20 000 t displacement
134 Figure 26 Current drag force coefficients, all ships, deep water case
136 Figure 27 Envelope of wind force coefficients for dry cargo vessels and small tankers
137 Figure 28 Wind force coefficients for very large tankers with supersturctures aft
138 Figure 29 Wind force coefficients for typical container ship
139 Figure 30 Water depth correction factors for lateral current forces
140 Figure 31 Water depth correction factor for longitudinal current forces on container ships
Figure 32 Envelope of longitudinal force coefficients for VLCCs in shallow water
141 Figure 33 Typical longitudinal projected areas of tankers
142 Figure 34 Container ships: lengths and longitudinal projected areas
43 Docking and slipping
44 Cargo storage
44.1 General
44.2 Dry bulk stacks
143 Table 9 Typical stacking heights
44.3 Containers
Table 10 Container loads expressed as uniformly distributed loads
44.4 Other loads
144 45 Cargo handling and transport systems
45.1 General
45.2 Fixed and rail�mounted equipment
145 Figure 35 Typical container crane dimensions
146 Figure 36 Container crane bogie with alternative number of wheels
147 45.3 Conveyors and pipelines
45.4 Rail traffic
45.5 Road traffic
45.6 Rubber�tyred port vehicles
Table 11 Equivalent uniformly distributed loading for rubber tyred port vehicles
148 Table 12 FLT wheel loading: container handling duties
Table 13 Side loader jack reactions
149 Table 14 Mobile crane outrigger reactions
Table 15 RT loading: axle loads and effective wheel pressures
150 Figure 37 Dimensions of RT vehicle
151 Table 16 Loading due to tracked cranes
46 Channelized loading in pavements and decks
Table 17 Typical throughputs for new cargo handling berths
152 47 Movements and vibrations
47.1 General
47.2 Assessment of movements
154 Table 18 Added mass of entrained water
155 Table 18 (concluded) Added mass of entrained water
157 47.3 Acceptability criteria
159 Section 6. Geotechnical considerations
48 General
49 Site investigations
49.1 General
49.2 Existing data sources
160 49.3 Site reconnaissance
49.4 Exploratory drilling, sampling and in situ testing
161 49.5 Layout of boreholes and trial excavations
49.6 Depth of boreholes
162 Figure 38 Location and depth of boreholes for piled wharf
163 Figure 39 Depth of boreholes in relation to retained height of soil and width of quay wall
49.7 Groundwater investigations
49.8 Determination of earth pressure coefficient at rest
49.9 Detection of underground movements at depth
164 49.10 Geophysical surveys
49.11 Field trials
49.12 Studies related to constructional materials
165 50 Properties of the ground
50.1 Average properties for preliminary design
Table 19 Mobilized angle of friction
166 50.2 Selection of parameters for working design
167 Figure 40 Plane strain shear diagram for sand
169 Figure 41 Plane strain shear diagram for normally consolidated clay
170 Figure 42 Slab slide in rock
171 Figure 43 Wedge failure in rock
Figure 44 Toppling failure in rock
172 Table 20 Physical characteristics of soils and rocks
173 51 Sheet piled structures
51.1 General
51.2 Design
51.3 Distribution of lateral earth pressure and earth resistance
175 Figure 45 Cantilevered single wall sheet pile structure
176 Figure 46 Anchored single wall sheet pile structure
177 Figure 47 Distribution of earth pressure and earth resistance on cantilevered single wall sheet pile structure
178 Figure 48 Distribution of earth pressure and earth resistance on anchored single wall sheet pile structure
179 Figure 49 Double wall sheet pile structures — Sheet piles driven into soil below seabed
Figure 50 Double wall sheet pile structures — Sheet piles terminated on rock at seabed
180 Figure 51 Active pressure distribution on anchored single wall structure where filling is placed before dre…
181 Figure 52 Active pressure distribution on anchored single wall structure where filling is placed after dred…
182 Figure 53 Distribution of active pressure and passive resistance for total stress conditions in normally a…
183 51.4 Effects of surcharge
184 51.5 Hydrostatic pressure distribution
186 Figure 54 Hydrostatic pressure distribution on waterfront structures where soil is retained to full height …
187 Figure 55 Hydrostatic pressure distribution on waterfront structure where the soil is embanked behind the s…
188 Figure 56 Hydrostatic pressure behind waterfront structure backed by clay
Figure 57 Effects on hydrostatic and soil pressure distribution where seepage takes place beneath retaining…
189 52 Gravity structures
52.1 General
52.2 Masonry and brickwork
52.3 Plain concrete walls
52.4 Concrete blockwork
52.5 Monoliths
190 52.6 Caissons
53 Anchorage of structures
53.1 Function and location of anchorages
191 Figure 58 Anchorage of lock or dry dock against hydrostatic uplift
192 53.2 Methods of anchorage
Figure 59 Failure of vertical anchor tendon due to uplift of cone of soil or rock
193 Figure 60 Modes of failure of anchor tendons in rock — Massively bedded rock
Figure 61 Modes of failure of anchor tendons in rock — Thinly bedded rock with horizontal or near horizonta…
194 54 Slope stability and protection
54.1 Environmental factors
195 54.2 Modes of failure
Figure 62 Types of slope failure — Rotational shear slide on circular sliding surface
196 Figure 63 Types of slope failure — Three dimensional rotational slide
Figure 64 Types of slope failure — Non circular rotational slide
197 Figure 65 Failure of embankment due to shear failure of supporting soil
198 Figure 66 Compound slide
199 54.3 Design considerations for slopes and embankments
202 Figure 67 Embankment built in stages with core material protected by dumped stone
203 54.4 Monitoring stability
54.5 Slope protection
205 Figure 68 Slope protection by rock or concrete armouring backed by filter layer
206 54.6 Maintenance of earthworks
54.7 Remedial works
55 Use of thixotropic liquids in excavations
55.1 Types of structure
207 55.2 Lateral earth pressure and earth resistance
55.3 Design of excavations for support by bentonite mud
208 55.4 Materials
209 Section 7. Materials
56 General
57 Stone for armouring or protection works
57.1 General
210 57.2 Tests of quality
57.3 Specification of size
58 Concrete
58.1 General
211 58.2 Type of construction
212 58.3 Durability from foundation soils, seawater and contaminants
214 Figure 69 Schematic diagram of the chloride transport processes in a maritime structure
216 Figure 70 Suggested severity ratings for chloride�induced corrosion of reinforcement on a scale of�1–12�
217 58.4 Specification for materials and workmanship
218 Table 21 Cements
219 Table 22 Limiting values for composition and properties of concrete classes with normal weight aggregates …
220 Table 23 Limiting values for composition and properties of concrete classes with normal weight aggregates …
222 Table 24 Limiting values for composition and properties of plain concrete with normal weight aggregates of…
225 59 Structural steel and other metals
59.1 General
226 59.2 Structural steel
227 Table 25 Typical rates of corrosion for structural steels in temperate climates
229 59.3 Aluminium and its alloys
230 59.4 Other metals
60 Timber
60.1 General
60.2 Resistance to environmental hazards
232 60.3 Functional suitability
233 60.4 Fastenings
61 Piles
61.1 General
61.2 Bearing piles
236 61.3 Sheet piles
237 62 Pipes
62.1 General
63 Pavements
63.1 General
238 64 Rails
64.1 General
64.2 Crane rails
239 64.3 Adjustment of crane rails
64.4 Holding�down bolts
64.5 Rail clips
64.6 Heavy�duty crane rails
64.7 Bolted joints
65 Bituminous materials
65.1 General
65.2 Bituminous materials available
240 65.3 Composition, mix design and application techniques
242 65.4 Uses of bituminous materials
Table 26 Possible uses of bituminous materials in maritime protection works
243 66 Protective measures
66.1 General
244 66.2 Coating systems
66.3 Concrete protection
66.4 Monel�400�sheathing
66.5 Steel wear plates
66.6 Wrappings
246 67 Maintenance
67.1 General
67.2 Records
67.3 Access
247 Annex A (informative) Physical properties of commonly sorted cargoes
(informative) Physical properties of commonly sorted cargoes
Table A.1 Typical dry bulk densities and angles of repose
248 Table A.2 Typical stacked densities for common commodities
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