Minimizing Roadway Embankment Damage from Flooding (2016) / Chapter Skim
Currently Skimming:
Pages 74-77
The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.
From page 74... ...
72 CHAPTER TEN COUNTERMEASURES, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR • Douglas and Krolak (2008) , Highways in the Coastal Environment, HEC-25, Vol.
|
From page 75... ...
73 can help significantly in slowing down erosion as explained in "Overtopping of Embankments" in chapter five. To play an effective role in resisting erosion, however, the resulting vegetation has to be constantly maintained to satisfy the minimum requirements listed under "Overtopping of Embankments." Table 20 presents maximum permissible velocities and shear stresses for vegetative linings.
|
From page 76... ...
74 in Figure 112. This is the case of a possible blow-out failure in RM 335 in Real County, Texas.
|
From page 77... ...
75 instance, granular fill is often used to reduce frost heave and potentially improve compaction. PAVEMENTS A number of practices were extracted from the survey results that would decrease the impact of flooding on pavements: • Using rockfill for the subbase to avoid scour/erosion (Arkansas Practice)
|
Key Terms
This material may be derived from roughly machine-read images, and so is provided only to facilitate research.
More
information on Chapter Skim is available.