Print Email Facebook Twitter Dredging - past, present, and future Title Dredging - past, present, and future Author McKnight, A.L. Corporate name TU Delft Date 1965-10-01 Abstract This paper traces the history of dredging from a primitive dredge invented by Leonardo da Vinci to the most modern and powerful equipment. Emphasis is given to the modern hopper dredge and recent development in connection with the use thereof. The possibility of application of hopper dredges to beach nourishment work is discussed with an account of current experiments being made in an effort to develop the practicability of such usage. Subject dredginghistory Classification TCS2000 To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:ef2cbc6a-f951-4bb1-9354-81dd5f31361d Publisher ASCE Source Proceedings Santa Barbara specialty conference Part of collection Hydraulic Engineering Reports Document type report Rights (c) 1965 ASCE Files PDF santabarbara30.pdf 7.08 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:ef2cbc6a-f951-4bb1-9354-81dd5f31361d/datastream/OBJ/view