Sand Control Measures and Sand Drift Fences
Publication: Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 19, Issue 4
Abstract
Sand drift and sand dune movements are typical logistic problems facing civilian and industrial cities in arid and semiarid countries like Saudi Arabia. Some of these countries are considered active when it comes to sand drift and sand dune movement, due to the high annual sand drift rate. Urban cities have extensive facilities in the middle of these active areas that require good protection and innovative solutions to this problem. This paper briefly reviews sand movement control measures and highlights sand drift fence design guidelines for the first time.
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Acknowledgments
The first writer thanks King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah for their support during his 2001–2002 sabbatical leave. Deep appreciation is extended to Salih Alidi, senior engineering consultant at the Consulting Services Department, Saudi Aramco, for his valuable technical input into this paper.
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Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 19 • Issue 4 • November 2005
Pages: 295 - 299
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© 2005 ASCE.
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Received: Sep 3, 2003
Accepted: May 11, 2004
Published online: Nov 1, 2005
Published in print: Nov 2005
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