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Bulwark against the bay : the people of Corpus Christi and their seawall /
"After a devastating hurricane in 1919, the people of Corpus Christi faced the stark reality of their vulnerability. It was clear that something had to be done to protect the community against future storms, but the mere will to take precautionary measures did not necessarily lead the way. Inst...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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College Station :
Texas A & M University Press,
[2017]
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| Edición: | First edition. |
| Colección: | Gulf Coast books ;
no. 30. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgments: My road trip
- Introduction: Corpus Christi at dawn
- The dam
- Back stream
- Undercurrents
- Countercurrents
- Force flows
- Tidal spring
- Reflux
- Rapids
- The bridge
- Undergirdings
- Cross-spans
- Stress failure
- The wall
- Mooring posts
- Weep holes
- Specifications
- Pilings
- Capstone.