Present status of spoil disposal areas along the Houston Ship Channel.

dc.acquisition-srcen_US
dc.call-noTC 187.D7 1973b c.1en_US
dc.contract-noen_US
dc.contributor.authorFarmer, J.en_US
dc.contributor.otherProceedings of the Fifth Dredging Seminar.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:05:54Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T17:05:54Z
dc.date.issued1973en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.descriptionp. 88-89.en_US
dc.description-otheren_US
dc.description.abstractIf the dredging rate in the Houston Ship Channel remains constant, the ultimate capacity of the existing spoil areas will be reached in approximately 26.4 years. This is figuring maintenance of existing channel width and depth, not any improvements, which are badly needed now. If the Port of Houston is to maintain its ranking among U.S. ports, the channel will have to be widened and deepened to be able to safely accommodate the larger ships now being built. It is obvious that plans for additional spoil capacity for the Houston Ship Channel have to be made. Since land suitable for this purpose is practically unobtainable, the next alternative seems to be a major program for the rehabilitation of the existing areas. The evaluation of the enclosure dikes in many of the areas has reached the maximum possible, the only solution left is to remove as much of the deposited material as possible in order to regain the needed capacity for dredge spills.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htmen_US
dc.geo-codeHouston Ship Channelen_US
dc.geo-codePort of Houstonen_US
dc.historyen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/21802
dc.latitudeen_US
dc.locationTAMUG circulating collectionen_US
dc.longitudeen_US
dc.notesNovember 17, 1972.en_US
dc.placeCollege Station, Texasen_US
dc.publisherTexas A&M University.en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries4.00en_US
dc.relation.urien_US
dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesSea Grant Publication TAMU-SG-73-102en_US
dc.subjectdredgingen_US
dc.subjectdredge spoilen_US
dc.subjectwaste disposalen_US
dc.titlePresent status of spoil disposal areas along the Houston Ship Channel.en_US
dc.typeChapteren_US
dc.universityen_US
dc.vol-issueen_US

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