Hurricane Ike field investigations [[electronic resource] ] : a report of field operations from October 3-6, 2008 / / edited by Billy Edge, Lesley Ewing
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| Titolo: |
Hurricane Ike field investigations [[electronic resource] ] : a report of field operations from October 3-6, 2008 / / edited by Billy Edge, Lesley Ewing
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| Pubblicazione: | Reston, VA, : American Society of Civil Engineers, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (134 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 363.34/92240976 |
| Soggetto topico: | Beach erosion - Gulf Coast (U.S.) |
| Coast changes - Gulf Coast (U.S.) | |
| Hurricane Ike, 2008 | |
| Landscape assessment - Gulf Coast (U.S.) | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
EdgeBilly L
EwingLesley
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| Note generali: | "Sponsored by Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers." |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Chapter 1: Introduction""; ""Observations""; ""Surveys by Others""; ""Other Reports""; ""The Team""; ""Chapter 2: Setting""; ""Galveston Area""; ""Geology""; ""General Elevation Characteristics""; ""Galveston Storm of 1900""; ""Galveston Seawall, Grade Raising, and Groins""; ""1995 Beach Nourishment""; ""Coastal Processes""; ""Chapter 3: Hurricane Ike""; ""Water Levels""; ""Offshore Wave and Surge Measurements""; ""Storm Surges""; ""Waves""; ""Summary""; ""Meteorological Parameters""; ""Comparison With Earlier Storms""; ""1900 Hurricane""; ""Hurricane Audrey, 1957"" |
| ""Hurricane Alicia, 1983""""Hurricane Rita, 2005""; ""Chapter 4: Geologic Conditions""; ""Morphologic Classification""; ""Aerial Photography Analysis of Impacts""; ""Geomorphic Change Observations""; ""Sabine River to Rollover Pass�Deltaic Headland""; ""Bolivar Peninsula�Barrier Spit""; ""Galveston Island�A Barrier Island""; ""San Luis Pass to Freeport Harbor Entrance""; ""Erosion Rates""; ""Shoreline Position Change""; ""Geologic Framework of Storm Beach Erosion""; ""Beach Recovery�Ridge and Runnel Observations""; ""Overwash Sand Deposit Extent"" | |
| ""Winds Related to Geomorphic Changes""""Chapter 5: Shoreline Structure Issues""; ""Piers""; ""89th Street Fishing Pier""; ""Flagship Hotel Pier""; ""Wooden Pile Pier""; ""Seawalls""; ""Effectiveness of Galveston Seawall""; ""Stability of the Galveston Seawall""; ""Sand-Filled Geotextile Tubes""; ""Groins""; ""Inlet Jetties""; ""Chapter 6: Buildings""; ""Wind""; ""Stillwater Flooding""; ""Wave Damage""; ""Erosion Damage""; ""General Building Summary""; ""Composite Foundation Damage""; ""Wave Elevation Estimates From Building Observations""; ""Chapter 7: Lifelines and Infrastructure"" | |
| ""Power""""Ferry Terminals""; ""Roads""; ""Bridges and Wharf Bulkheads""; ""Water Storage Tanks and Public Buildings""; ""Water Lines, Sewer Lines, and Utilities""; ""Chapter 8: Marina Performance""; ""Bolivar Yacht Basin""; ""Galveston Yacht Basin""; ""Seabrook Shipyard""; ""Houston Yacht Club""; ""San Leon Fishing Harbor""; ""Damage From Previous Storms""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 9: Policy Issues""; ""Public Education of Coastal Hazards""; ""Chapter 10: Lessons Learned""; ""Lessons learned from field observations""; ""Lessons Learned from Prior Events"" | |
| ""Need for Comprehensive Evaluation of Regional Vulnerability""""Adequacy of Current Regulations""; ""Appendix: Storm Hydrographs at Area NOAA Stations""; ""References""; ""Index""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""W"" | |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Hurricane Ike field investigations |
| ISBN: | 0-7844-7688-8 |
| 0-7844-1120-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910463303103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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