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Large Xblocs (8.0 m 3 or 280 cu ft) on a trial placement area. An Xbloc is a wave-dissipating concrete block (or "armour unit") designed to protect shores, harbour walls, seawalls, breakwaters and other coastal structures from the direct impact of incoming waves.
Morrough "Mike" Parker O'Brien, Jr. (September 21, 1902 – July 28, 1988) was an American hydraulic engineering professor and is considered the founder of modern coastal engineering. [4] In addition to his academic work, O'Brien served as a consultant on a variety of government and private sector projects including work for General Electric .
Coastal engineering takes place at or near the interface between land and water. Consequently a significant part of coastal engineering involves underwater construction, particularly for foundations. Breakwaters, sea walls, harbour structures like jetties, wharves and docks, bridges, tunnels, outfalls and causeways usually involve underwater work.
GHD was founded as a private practice in Melbourne, Australia in 1928 by Alan Gordon Gutteridge who operated as a consulting engineer with focuses on water and sewerage. . The partnership of Gerald Haskins and Geoffrey Innes Davey [6] joined with Gutteridge's practice in 1939, establishing the formal partnership of Gutteridge Haskins & Da
Consolidated Consultants Group (CCG) is an international architectural and engineering consultancy firm, specialized in the provision of studies, planning, design and management services in architecture, buildings, infrastructure, transportation, roads, bridges, water and waste water, dams, hydrological analysis and hydraulic structures, with over 600 staff operating in more than 25 countries.
Golder Associates Inc., branded as Golder, was an international company that provides consulting, design, and construction services in earth, environment, and related areas of energy. The company has 7,000 employees in offices in Africa, Asia, Australasia , Europe, North America and South America.
Pages in category "Coastal engineering" The following 60 pages are in this category, out of 60 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Engineering consulting is the practice of performing engineering as a consulting engineer.It assists individuals, public and private companies with process management, idea organization, product design, fabrication, maintenance, repair and operations (MRO), servicing, tech advice, tech specifications, tech estimating, costing, budgeting, valuation, branding, and marketing.