Retrogressive Failures in Sand Deposits of the Mississippi River, Report 1: Field Investigations, Laboratory Studies and Analysis of the Hypothesized Failure Mechanism (open access)

Retrogressive Failures in Sand Deposits of the Mississippi River, Report 1: Field Investigations, Laboratory Studies and Analysis of the Hypothesized Failure Mechanism

First report regarding geotechnical field investigations meant to apply current state-of-the-art knowledge and methods to assessing the in situ characteristics of susceptible point bar deposits below Baton Rouge.
Date: June 1988
Creator: Torrey, Victor H., III; Dunbar, Joseph B. & Peterson, Richard W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sweetwater River Channel Improvement Project, San Diego County, California: Hydraulic Model Investigation (open access)

Sweetwater River Channel Improvement Project, San Diego County, California: Hydraulic Model Investigation

From abstract: A study of the proposed channel alignment project was conducted using a fixed-bed model constructed at a scale of 1:40 to study the effect of downstream waves and disturbances caused by the curvilinear flow conditions.
Date: February 1988
Creator: Turner, Herman O., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coastal Processes at Sea Bright to Ocean Township, New Jersey: Volume 1, Main Text and Appendix A (open access)

Coastal Processes at Sea Bright to Ocean Township, New Jersey: Volume 1, Main Text and Appendix A

From abstract: This report describes a study of coastal processes along the Atlantic Coast from Sea Bright to Ocean Township, New Jersey. Predictive tools were developed and a data analysis made to assist in evaluation and implementation of comprehensive shore protection plans for this highly utilized stretch of coastline.
Date: August 1988
Creator: Kraus, Nicholas C.; Scheffner, Norman W.; Hanson, Hans; Chou, Lucia W.; Cialone, Mary A.; Smith, Jane McKee et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library