Bulwark Against the Bay : The People of Corpus Christi and Their Seawall /

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"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...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: O'Rear, Mary Jo, 1943- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2017]
Édition:First edition.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Social conditions.
Sea-walls.
Politics and government.
Hurricane protection > Planning.
Protection contre les ouragans > Texas > Corpus Christi > Planification.
Brise-mer > Texas > Corpus Christi.
Hurricane protection > Texas > Corpus Christi > Planning.
Sea-walls > Texas > Corpus Christi.
Texas > Corpus Christi.
Corpus Christi (Tex.) > Social conditions > 20th century.
Corpus Christi (Tex.) > Politics and government > 20th century.
Corpus Christi (Tex.) > History > 20th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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.

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