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Puddled-clay cutoff walls stop sea-water infiltration
Description of wall which prevents encroachment of sea into basin of Wilmington and Long Beach, Calif, harbor areas where ground level is affected by oil field subsidence; 32-in. wide trench was excavated to depths up to 45 ft by ladder-type trenching machine and buckets of closed clamshell type; clay backfill was placed by machine consisting of puddling ram and hopper; work stages illustrated.
Puddled-clay cutoff walls stop sea-water infiltration
Description of wall which prevents encroachment of sea into basin of Wilmington and Long Beach, Calif, harbor areas where ground level is affected by oil field subsidence; 32-in. wide trench was excavated to depths up to 45 ft by ladder-type trenching machine and buckets of closed clamshell type; clay backfill was placed by machine consisting of puddling ram and hopper; work stages illustrated.
Puddled-clay cutoff walls stop sea-water infiltration
Civ Eng (NY)
Rhodes, A.D. (author)
1951
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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