TM 5-850-1: Engineering and Design of Military Ports

TM 5-850-1 Engineering and Design of Military Ports

TM 5-850-1

Engineering and Design of Military Ports

Army · TM · Feb 1983 · 146 pages

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and scope. This manual establishes criteria for guidance of Corps of Engineers personnel in the planning and design of proposed military ports. It includes site selection and evaluation, layout of harbor facilities, coastal protection methods, pier and wharf layout and design, fender systems, mooring devices, dockside utilities, and cargo handling facilities. Based on current trends in the shipping industry, it is anticipated that up to 90 percent of all cargo arriving in future Theaters of Operation (TO) will be by containers. Basic considerations in container terminal design, storage and marshalling areas, and container handling facilities are also included. This manual does not apply to ammunition-loading terminals. 1-2. Changes. Users of this manual are encouraged to submit

DesignationTM 5-850-1

EditionFeb 1983

StatusSuperseded

Pages146

FunctionEngineering

CollectionRecent Archive

Public property (reproduction authorization on cover)

References 5

TM 5-800Not in the Vault
TM 5-360Not in the Vault
TM 5-822-6Not in the Vault
TC 396Not in the Vault