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Dec 31, 2015
Hurricane Studies for Narragansett Bay
Publication: Coastal Engineering 1964
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Hurricane flooding has emerged as one of the major coastal engineering problems of the Atlantic and Gulf Coast areas of the United States. Engineering and scientific investigations have been made to determine the fundamental mechanics of the hurricane surges that cause inundation of coastal areas and to develop practical and economical protection. Mathematical models and large hydraulic models were used for the Narragansett Bay studies of two major projects.
The discussions presented herein are limited to the hydraulic studies of barriers at the mouth of the bay, known as the Lower Bay Barri Plan, and a brief description of this plan and the Fox Point Hurricane Barrier which is now under construction.
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Coastal Engineering 1964
Pages: 660 - 685
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© 1965 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Dec 31, 2015
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John B. McAleer
Chief, Hurricane Unit, New England Division U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waltham, Mass.
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