Cofferdams / / Lazarus White, Edmund Astley Prentis.
Describes the knowledge and observations of cofferdams gained through the creation of a nine-foot channel dug into the Mississippi River from St. Louis to St. Paul. It is intended to help researchers in the design of moveable dams.
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1940] ©1940 |
| Year of Publication: | 1940 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Foreword
- Authors′ Preface
- Contents
- Illustrations
- I. Hydrodynamics of Cofferdams
- II. Erosion in Streams
- III. Lateral Earth Pressures
- IV. Land Cofferdams
- V. Practical Considerations
- VI. Examples of Cofferdams
- Appendix A: Miscellaneous Photographs
- Appendix B: Wages and Prices
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index