Coasts, Oceans, Ports & Rivers Institute (COPRI)
Advancing the practice of coastal, ocean, port, waterways, riverine and wetlands engineering for the benefit of society.
Created in 2000, the Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute (COPRI) is a semi-autonomous institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the country's oldest national engineering society. COPRI's services are designed to complement ASCE's traditional civil engineering base and to attract non-engineering allied professionals who seek to enhance their professional and technical development.
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Your contribution, with those of your colleagues, will strengthen COPRI efforts to...
The Port Engineering Certificate Program provides professional engineers in-demand skills used in the field of port engineering.
Waterfront Facilities Inspection and Assessment
Waterfront Inspection Task Committee; Edited by Ronald E. Heffron, P.E.
Supplies engineers with guidelines and tools for inspecting and evaluating the condition of waterfront structures located in seawater and freshwater environments. Inspections are essential to an effective waterfront facility management program that ensures public safety, reliable service, environmental protection, and reduced maintenance costs. Because distress to a waterfront structure may not be recognizable from above water, the inspection must include an assessment of the extent and severity of deterioration from above and underwater.
Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Disseminates to the profession engineering and scientific advances made in the COPRI disciplines. The journal is a strong forum for civil engineering disciplines related to ocean, coastal and riverine waters as well as the interaction of these waters and the adjacent built and natural environments. This broad scope makes the Journal an ideal choice for the publication and dissemination of archival contributions dealing with important related topics. Topics include dredging, floods, sediment transport, tides, wind waves and storm surge, tsunamis, climate change, rising sea level, extreme weather events and other hazards that affect shorelines, waterways, estuaries, and ports and harbors, as well as efforts to mitigate the impact of such hazards.
Port Engineering Certificate Program
This course will provide a general background in port engineering. Various types of terminals will be presented, including: container, liquid bulk, dry bulk, cruise ships, small craft marinas, and USN/military terminals.
The main objective of this course is to introduce young professionals to the construction practices used widely for ports and harbors.
This course will provide a fundamental understanding of how containerized commerce drives container terminal operations, and how those operations drive infrastructure.
President's Message – Year in Review
This is my last month as President of COPRI, and before leaving...
Dredging journal to dedicate special issue to Tim Welp, past COPRI Waterways Committee chair
The Journal of Dredging, published by the Western Dredging Association (WEDA), is...
2021 COPRI Project Excellence Award Announcement
The Project Excellence Award was established by the COPRI Governing Board in...
President's Message: May 2021
Civil Engineering underpins nearly everything that happens in our society, from the...
President's Message: 2021 Leadership Summit
It might surprise you how many different groups we have within the...
2020 COPRI Project Excellence Award Announcement
The Project Excellence Award was established by the COPRI Governing Board in...