CE3046 Port and Harbour Engineering Syllabus:

CE3046 Port and Harbour Engineering Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVE

 The purpose of this course is to impart the concepts of port and harbour planning, design, implementation and maintenance.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION

Ports and harbors: Classification of ports & harbours – Port and harbor planning and layout – Meteorological, hydrographic and oceanographic data requirements and measurements for port and harbor design.

UNIT II PORT AND HARBOURLAYOUT OPERATIONS

Port and harbour layout for vessels navigation and cargo handling- port buildings, navigation channels –shore infrastructure and utilities, land reclamation – Dredging -equipment, navigation improvement, pipelines and cables.

UNIT III DESIGN OF PORT

Types and classification of ports and harbours in India, Natural ports and manmade ports, major ports, minor ports; Design of port infrastructures with regards to cargo handling , cargo storage and integrated transport of goods.

UNIT IV DESIGN OF HARBOUR

Design harbour Infrastructures – design of break water – shore attached and offshore breakwaters design – harbour basin design, approach channel design, turning basin design, with regards to cargo and passenger terminals

UNIT V CONSTRUCTION ASPECTS AND SMART PORT

Planning and construction, expansion of existing jetties and renovation of port –Inland Port Infrastructure – Smart Port : Levels of transformation into a smart port, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Smart application for ports.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES

On the successful completion of the course, students will be able to
CO1 Understand the classification of port and harbor and study about the data requirement and measurements for port and harbour structures.
CO2 Discuss the layout operations for vessel navigation and cargo handling.
CO3 Explain the design guidelines for port structure.
CO4 Explain the design guidelines for harbour structure.
CO5 Describe the construction, maintenance and renovation aspects of ports and understand the concept of Smart Port and Smart application for ports

TEXTBOOKS

1. Bruun, Per. Port engineering: vol. 1. Harbor planning, breakwaters, and marine terminals.1989.
2. A. D. Quinn, “Design and Construction of Port and Marine Structures”, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 2nd Edition, 1972.
3. C. A. Thoresen, “Port Design- Guidelines and recommendations”, Tapir Publications, Edition 1, 1988.
4. J. W. Gaythwaite, Van Nostrand , “Design of Marine Facilities for the Berthing, Mooring and Repair of Vessels” 1990
5. Muir Wood, A.M., and Fleming. C.A., “Coastal Hydraulics Sea and Inland Port Structures”, 1st Edition, Hallstead Press, 2002.