Maintenance of Waterfront Facilities

Course Description:

This course describes the principal causes of deterioration and failure of waterfront structures and facilities and prescribes measures for the maintenance and repair of these installations to retain them in continuous readiness for use by the Fleet and in military marine operations. The scope of the maintenance and repair shall be governed by the present and proposed future use of the structures and facilities, their anticipated life, and the cost of repair as compared to complete rebuilding.

Learning Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the timber and concrete structures
• Understand the structures involving soil
• Know the plastic and elastomeric structures