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Description of  Inland Navigation: Locks, Dams, and Channels (ASCE MANUAL AND REPORTS ON ENGINEERING PRACTICE)

Provides guidance in the planning, design, construction, and operation of shallow-draft waterways, discussing factors that should be considered and solutions that have been successful in avoiding or eliminating undesirable conditions. Information from many sources, particularly the recent materials published by the US Army Corps of Engineers, offer an overview of the design process and operation of waterways used by barge traffic. Other subjects presented in less detail are environmental design, economic analysis, construction, operation, and maintenance. The bibliography is detailed. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or. Read more