Preliminary report on radioactive mineral deposits in the Gulf Coastal Plain of Texas and Louisiana, north and east of the Guadalupe River (open access)

Preliminary report on radioactive mineral deposits in the Gulf Coastal Plain of Texas and Louisiana, north and east of the Guadalupe River

"Approximately 30 radioactive mineral deposits are known to occur in the Gulf Coastal Plain of Texas and Louisianna, north and east of the Guadalupe River. A preliminary field examination and sampling of each deposit has been made"
Date: May 1959
Creator: Blair, Robert G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Salt at Shallow Depths in the Coastal Plain of Texas and Louisiana (open access)

Salt at Shallow Depths in the Coastal Plain of Texas and Louisiana

From introduction: Salt occurs at depths less than 500 feet in six salt domes in Texas and Louisiana. Underground mining operations are being carried out in each of these domes. The following notes have been prepared in an effort to furnish data regarding chemical composition and structure of the rock salt in the shallow deposits.
Date: April 1959
Creator: Read, Charles B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geology of the Mississippi River Deltaic Plain, Southeastern Louisiana: Volume 1 (open access)

Geology of the Mississippi River Deltaic Plain, Southeastern Louisiana: Volume 1

"The purpose of this report is to consolidate data gathered by the Corps of Engineers in various geologic investigations, and to augment this material with pertinent information garnered from the extensive investigations and studies [of the Mississippi River deltaic plain and its associated offshore area]" (p. 1). The report focuses primarily on those materials that are most important from an engineering standpoint.
Date: July 1958
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pile Loading Tests Combined Morganza Floodway Control Structure (open access)

Pile Loading Tests Combined Morganza Floodway Control Structure

Series of pile loading tests performed on the Morganza Floodway control structure to determine the most economic way to support the foundation in the compressible underlying soils. The report also provides information about the structure and previous tests.
Date: January 1950
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library