Download or read book An Introduction to Field Investigations and Testing for Levees written by J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A. and published by Guyer Partners. This book was released on 2017-12-13 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introductory technical guidance for civil and geotechnical engineers interested in field investigations and testing for levees for flood control and other water resources projects. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION 2. FIELD INVESTIGATIONS 3. SUBSURFACE EXPLORATION 4. FIELD TESTING 5. LABORATORY TESTING.

Download or read book An Introduction to Field Investigations and Testing for Levees written by J. Paul Guyer and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-07-04 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication provides introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in field investigations and field and laboratory testing of soils for levee construction and maintenance projects. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION, 2. FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, 3. SUBSURFACE EXPLORATION, 4. FIELD TESTING, 5. LABORATORY TESTING

Download or read book An Introduction to Field Investigations and Testing for Levees for Professional Engineers written by J Paul Guyer and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-07-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in planning, design and construction of levees for flood protection and water resources development projects. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION, 2. FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, 3. SUBSURFACE EXPLORATION, 4. FIELD TESTING, 5. LABORATORY TESTING.

Download or read book An Introduction to Field Investigations and Testing for Levees for Professional Engineers written by J. Paul Guyer and published by Guyer Partners. This book was released on 2023-07-20 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in planning, design and construction of levees for flood protection and water resources development projects. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION, 2. FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, 3. SUBSURFACE EXPLORATION, 4. FIELD TESTING, 5. LABORATORY TESTING.

Download or read book An Introduction to Levees written by J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A. and published by Guyer Partners. This book was released on 2017-12-26 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introductory technical guidance for civil and professional engineers and construction managers interested in design and construction of levees. Here is what is discussed: 1. FIELD INVESTIGATIONS 2. LEVEE CONSTRUCTION METHODS 3. SEEPAGE, SLOPE AND SETTLEMENT 4. BERMS, FILTERS AND DRAINS 5. SOIL CEMENT FOR PROTECTION OF LEVEE 6. SPECIAL FEATURES.

Download or read book An Introduction to Levees for Professional Engineers written by J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A. and published by Guyer Partners. This book was released on with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in design and construction of levees. Here is what is discussed: 1. FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, 2. LEVEE CONSTRUCTION METHODS, 3. SEEPAGE, SLOPE AND SETTLEMENT, 4. BERMS, FILTERS AND DRAINS, 5. SOIL CEMENT FOR PROTECTION OF LEVEES, 6. SPECIAL FEATURES.

Download or read book An Introduction to Levees written by J. Paul Guyer and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-08 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication provides introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in design and construction of levees. Here is what is discussed: 1. FIELD INVESTIGATIONS 2. LEVEE CONSTRUCTION METHODS 3. SEEPAGE, SLOPE AND SETTLEMENT 4. BERMS, FILTERS AND DRAINS 5. SOIL CEMENT FOR PROTECTION OF LEVEES 6. SPECIAL FEATURES.

Download or read book An Introduction to Levees for Professional Engineers written by J Paul Guyer and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-10-30 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in design and construction of levees. Here is what is discussed: 1. FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, 2. LEVEE CONSTRUCTION METHODS, 3. SEEPAGE, SLOPE AND SETTLEMENT, 4. BERMS, FILTERS AND DRAINS, 5. SOIL CEMENT FOR PROTECTION OF LEVEES, 6. SPECIAL FEATURES.

Download or read book Research Investigation of Seepage Control for Dams and Levees written by Robert Raymond Brookshire and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The problems of a century old levee system have provided excellent research for the Corp of Engineers and others in the design and construction of earth dams for flood control, navigation and multi-purpose projects. A special problem on which valuable knowledge has been gained is that of seepage control. The experiences obtained in recent years have been supplemented by theoretical developments in the field of soil mechanics, but it is believed that considerable information will be gained on seepage control from further investigation and experience. The safety factor to prevent failure from seepage is believed to be the most critical in the present design of levees. It is important because the levee like a chain is only as strong as the weakest link. If the levee fails at one point the whole district is flooded. The damage estimated due to a single break in a levee protecting about 50,000 acres in 1944 was between 2 and 3 million dollars. Millions of dollars are being spent to construct levees for flood protection. About 5 million dollars was appropriated for levee construction in the St. Louis District alone for the year of 1949. This is a small part of the national program. Any effort in research, testing, or study for design of corrective measures to protect levees and dams from destruction due to seepage is believed worth while. The results of some experiments and design follow"--Introduction, leaf ii

Download or read book An Introduction to Investigations and Method Selection for Hardening Levees for Professional Engineers written by J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A. and published by Guyer Partners. This book was released on 2024-07-10 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introductory technical guidance for professional engineers interested in planning and design of levees for rivers, creeks, reservoirs and other waters resources engineering structures. Here is what is discussed: 1. PROJECT REQUIREMENTS AND GENERAL ASSESSMENT, 2. THE ROLE OF GEOMORPHOLOGY IN RIVER PROJECTS, 3. HYDRAULIC ASSESSMENT OF ENERGY, RIVER FORM, AND SHEAR FORCES, 4. TRADITIONAL RIPRAP REVETMENTS, 5. SCOUR ASSESSMENT, 6. SELECTING A BANK STABILIZATION METHOD.

Download or read book Test Levee Investigations written by Central and Southern Florida Project for Flood Control and Other Purposes and published by . This book was released on 1952* with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Field Tests of Levee Construction written by United States. Department of the Army and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report on Field Tests of Levee Construction written by United States. Department of the Army and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book An Introduction to Levees written by J. Paul Guyer and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-14 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication provides introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in the design, construction and maintenance of levees for flood protection and water resources management. Here is what is discussed:1. FIELD INVESTIGATIONS2. LEVEE CONSTRUCTION METHODS3. SEEPAGE, SLOPE AND SETTLEMENT4. BERMS, FILTERS AND DRAINS5. SOIL CEMENT FOR PROTECTION OF LEVEES6. SPECIAL FEATURES.

Download or read book Levees and the National Flood Insurance Program written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-07-18 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration (FIMA) manages the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which is a cornerstone in the U.S. strategy to assist communities to prepare for, mitigate against, and recover from flood disasters. The NFIP was established by Congress with passage of the National Flood Insurance Act in 1968, to help reduce future flood damages through NFIP community floodplain regulation that would control development in flood hazard areas, provide insurance for a premium to property owners, and reduce federal expenditures for disaster assistance. The flood insurance is available only to owners of insurable property located in communities that participate in the NFIP. Currently, the program has 5,555,915 million policies in 21,881 communities3 across the United States. The NFIP defines the one percent annual chance flood (100-year or base flood) floodplain as a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA). The SFHA is delineated on FEMA's Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM's) using topographic, meteorologic, hydrologic, and hydraulic information. Property owners with a federally back mortgage within the SFHAs are required to purchase and retain flood insurance, called the mandatory flood insurance purchase requirement (MPR). Levees and floodwalls, hereafter referred to as levees, have been part of flood management in the United States since the late 1700's because they are relatively easy to build and a reasonable infrastructure investment. A levee is a man-made structure, usually an earthen embankment, designed and constructed in accordance with sound engineering practices to contain, control, or divert the flow of water so as to provide protection from temporary flooding. A levee system is a flood protection system which consists of a levee, or levees, and associated structures, such as closure and drainage devices, which are constructed and operated in accordance with sound engineering practices. Recognizing the need for improving the NFIP's treatment of levees, FEMA officials approached the National Research Council's (NRC) Water Science and Technology Board (WSTB) and requested this study. The NRC responded by forming the ad hoc Committee on Levee and the National Flood Insurance Program: Improving Policies and Practices, charged to examine current FEMA treatment of levees within the NFIP and provide advice on how those levee-elated policies and activities could be improved. The study addressed four broad areas, risk analysis, flood insurance, risk reduction, and risk communication, regarding how levees are considered in the NFIP. Specific issues within these areas include current risk analysis and mapping procedures behind accredited and non-accredited levees, flood insurance pricing and the mandatory flood insurance purchase requirement, mitigation options to reduce risk for communities with levees, flood risk communication efforts, and the concept of shared responsibility. The principal conclusions and recommendations are highlighted in this report.

Download or read book Hydraulics of Levee Overtopping written by Lin Li and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-09-20 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Earthen levees are extensively used to protect the population and infrastructure from periodic floods and high water due to storm surges. The causes of failure of levees include overtopping, surface erosion, internal erosion, and slope instability. Overtopping may occur during periods of flooding due to insufficient freeboard. The most problematic situation involves the levee being overtopped by both surge and waves when the surge level exceeds the levee crest elevation with accompanying wave overtopping. Overtopping of levees produces fast-flowing, turbulent water velocities on the landward-side slope that can potentially damage the protective grass covering and expose the underlying soil to erosion. If overtopping continues long enough, the erosion may eventually result in loss of levee crest elevation and possibly breaching of the protective structure. Hence, protecting levees from erosion by surge overflow and wave overtopping is necessary to assure a viable and safe levee system. This book presents a cutting-edge approach to understanding overtopping hydraulics under negative free board of earthen levees, and to the study of levee reinforcing methods. Combining soil erosion test, full-scale laboratory overtopping hydraulics test, and numerical modeling for the turbulent overtopping hydraulics. It provides an analysis that integrates the mechanical and hydraulic processes governing levee overtopping occurrences and engineering approaches to reinforce overtopped levees. Topics covered: surge overflow, wave overtopping and their combination, full-scale hydraulic tests, erosion tests, overtopping hydraulics, overtopping discharge, and turbulent analysis. This is an invaluable resource for graduate students and researchers working on levee design, water resource engineering, hydraulic engineering, and coastal engineering, and for professionals in the field of civil and environmental engineering, and natural hazard analysis.

Download or read book Hydraulics of Levee Overtopping written by Lin Li and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-09 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Earthen levees are extensively used to protect the population and infrastructure from periodic floods and high water due to storm surges. The causes of failure of levees include overtopping, surface erosion, internal erosion, and slope instability. Overtopping may occur during periods of flooding due to insufficient freeboard. The most problematic situation involves the levee being overtopped by both surge and waves when the surge level exceeds the levee crest elevation with accompanying wave overtopping. Overtopping of levees produces fast-flowing, turbulent water velocities on the landward-side slope that can potentially damage the protective grass covering and expose the underlying soil to erosion. If overtopping continues long enough, the erosion may eventually result in loss of levee crest elevation and possibly breaching of the protective structure. Hence, protecting levees from erosion by surge overflow and wave overtopping is necessary to assure a viable and safe levee system. This book presents a cutting-edge approach to understanding overtopping hydraulics under negative free board of earthen levees, and to the study of levee reinforcing methods. Combining soil erosion test, full-scale laboratory overtopping hydraulics test, and numerical modeling for the turbulent overtopping hydraulics, it provides an analysis that integrates the mechanical and hydraulic processes governing levee overtopping occurrences and engineering approaches to reinforce overtopped levees. Topics covered surge overflow, wave overtopping and their combination, full-scale hydraulic tests, erosion tests, overtopping hydraulics, overtopping discharge, and turbulent analysis. This is an invaluable resource for graduate students and researchers working on levee design, water resource engineering, hydraulic engineering, and coastal engineering, and for professionals in the field of civil and environmental engineering, and natural hazard analysis"--