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Foreshore protection, lower Mississippi river
Progressive increase in volume and speed of river traffic has created severe low water wavewash problems along Mississippi River below New Orleans; related problems are developing upstream; early forms of protection, including bulkheads of wood and steel, were relatively ineffective; brush dikes were effective, but deteriorated rapidly, and maintenance costs were excessive; riprap dikes and pavements have been highly effective; maintenance costs on properly designed structures have been negligible; first costs have been kept low by use of broken concrete for riprap, and by use of clam shell as base and filter blanket material.
Foreshore protection, lower Mississippi river
Progressive increase in volume and speed of river traffic has created severe low water wavewash problems along Mississippi River below New Orleans; related problems are developing upstream; early forms of protection, including bulkheads of wood and steel, were relatively ineffective; brush dikes were effective, but deteriorated rapidly, and maintenance costs were excessive; riprap dikes and pavements have been highly effective; maintenance costs on properly designed structures have been negligible; first costs have been kept low by use of broken concrete for riprap, and by use of clam shell as base and filter blanket material.
Foreshore protection, lower Mississippi river
ASCE -- Proc (J Waterways Harbors Div)
Hertzberg, R. (author)
1965
16 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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