Title: Emergency sealing of breaches : phase 1
Author: J. Palmer
Author: D.J. Moxham
Document Type: Monograph
Abstract:
This report covers Phase 1 of research into the Emergency Sealing of
Breaches. A description of the work included is a state of the art review
of sealing of breaches in sea, tidal and fluvial flood defences for the
production of an operational manual. The production of the manual is to
be undertaken in Phase 2.
The work carried out and reported herein has included a review of
emergency procedures within the NRA regions, together with an
assessment of the state of preparedness to respond to an emergency.
Defence forms, breach occurrence and historical response are reviewed,
based on data collected from a questionnaire survey of the NRA regions
and a limited number of meetings. Methods of sealing breaches, both
commonly applied techniques such as sandbagging, piling and bulk fill, and
alternative methods such as gabions, large bags etc, and their applicability
are discussed. In addition, ancillary considerations, such as the timing of
repairs, site access and logistical support are covered.
Publisher: National Rivers Authority
Publication Date: 1993
Publication Place: Bristol
Subject Keywords: Flood barriers; Flood control; Flood management policies; Disaster preparedness; Maintenance
Extent: 44; + appendices
Permalink: http://www.environmentdata.org/archive/ealit:3965
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