Wave action and the effects of the environment on sandbag dike performance

Winnipeg, Manitoba experiences annual flooding and has a history of major floods that have exceeded its permanent flood protection infrastructure. During these major flood events, sandbag dikes have been used to temporarily protect the community, with little knowledge of how they work. These dikes...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Offman, Raymond
Other Authors: Blatz, James (Civil Engineering)
Language:en_US
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/3151