Description: An invaluable guide to help the engineer understand the basic principles of the design of cofferdams. This book brings together from many sources information which is likely to be needed for the successful design and construction of a cofferdam up to 10 metres deep in steel sheet piling. It points out the need for initial project planning so that the site investigation will give the information necessary for its design. Other sections cover general planning, earth and water pressure calculations, various methods of analysis for the detailed design of the wall and support system, and the construction, maintenance and removal of the cofferdam. The book contains numerous checklists, comprehensive references and a bibliography, together with a number of useful worked examples.