Alternatives to sandbags for temporary flood protection.

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: [Canada] : Emergency Preparedness Canada, 1998Description: 71 p. : illDDC classification:

363.349360971 21

Subject: This study deals with new, innovative methods that can replace sandbags as temporary flood protection measures. It is essentially a review of available published literature and commercial brochures. Proposed new techniques and methods were critically evaluated based on common professional practice and gathered experiences in flood fighting. The following aspects of each alternative were assessed: stability with respect to sliding, overturning, seepage and soil loading; constructability, including simplicity of design, rate of construction, equipment and manpower requirements, terrain adaptability, etc.; costs, including capital acquisition, storage and maintenance; previous experiences in flood protection; and, additional issues (versatility in use and similar)

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	F363.349360971 ALT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		900079460

"Produced within the Canadian framework for the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction"

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This study deals with new, innovative methods that can replace sandbags as temporary flood protection measures. It is essentially a review of available published literature and commercial brochures. Proposed new techniques and methods were critically evaluated based on common professional practice and gathered experiences in flood fighting. The following aspects of each alternative were assessed: stability with respect to sliding, overturning, seepage and soil loading; constructability, including simplicity of design, rate of construction, equipment and manpower requirements, terrain adaptability, etc.; costs, including capital acquisition, storage and maintenance; previous experiences in flood protection; and, additional issues (versatility in use and similar)

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