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Jan 1958
Old River: Foundation Design
Publication: Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Volume 123, Issue 1
Abstract
The low-sill structure, the overbank control structure, and the navigation lock that are being constructed for the diversion control of the Old River are founded on a variety of soil types that are typical of those found in the lower Mississippi River alluvial valley. Detailed descriptions are given of the foundation conditions for the low-sill structure, which is a gated weir having its base approximately 50 ft below the ground surface and which is founded on silty soils that extend another 50 ft below the structure. Important considerations in design were excavation dewatering, seepage control, design of pile foundation, and preload fills at the abutments to minimize settlements.
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© 1958 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Jan 1958
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Willard J. Turnbull
Chief, Soils Div., Waterways Experiment Station, Corps of Engrs., U. S. Dept. of the Army, Vicksburg, Miss.
Woodland G. Shockley, M.ASCE
Chief, Embankment and Foundation Branch, Waterways Experiment Station, Corps of Engrs., U. S. Dept. of the Army, Vicksburg, Miss.
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