New ASCE Press Book Provides Comprehensive Overview of Dredging

Reston, Va. – Dredging is the excavation of bottom sediments in an underwater environment. Often performed to improve the navigability and deepening of waterways and ports, dredging is also used for land reclamation and coastal/offshore development.  In the new ASCE Press book, Dredging and Dredged Material Placement, author Robert E. Randall provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of dredging. A distinguished academic and expert in the field, Randall imparts his extensive knowledge of the subject using descriptions, examples, definitions, and problems.

“Dredging has been around forever, to address maintenance and development of coastlines, ports, harbors, even oceans, bays, lakes, and rivers,” says Randall. “I have a range of experience from laboratory experiments, teaching, research, and consulting on a number of ocean/water-related engineering topics, but dredging has become one of my technical areas of expertise, and this book is my way to share my expertise with the profession.”

Topics covered in this publication cover a wide range of dredging subjects including history, equipment, characteristics of dredged sediments, pipeline transport of sediments, production estimation, instrumentation and automation, material placement, environmental laws, and cost estimation. Randall’s book intends to provide a thorough summary of dredging and dredged material placement to interested students, academics, practicing engineers, consultants, and scientists.

To purchase online, visit the ASCE Bookstore

Limited review copies are available for book reviews. Please contact Leslie Connelly, lconnelly@asce.org.