Old Waterfront Walls

R.N. Bray and P.F.B. Tatham

• Foreword. Acknowledgements. Glossary. Introduction. Types of wall. Review of circumstances affecting wall performance. Management of maintenance and rehabilitation. Inspection and monitoring. Investigation techniques. Structural appraisal of a wall. Maintenance and rehabilitation methods. References. Appendices: Factors of safety and selection of key design parameters. Application of geophysical methods for the investigation of old waterfront walls. Performance of old waterfront walls - survey results. Index.

"...is well laid out and easy to read ... main points made clearly, and without unnecessary recourse to mathematical equations ... much of its content is of universal relevance to those responsible or interested in the management of waterfall walls." - A.H. Brampton.