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dc.contributor.authorPerham, Roscoe E.en_US
dc.creatorCold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.)en_US
dc.creatorRepair, Evaluation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation Research Program (U.S.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-22T17:36:26Zen_US
dc.date.available2022-09-22T17:36:26Zen_US
dc.date.issued1988-09en_US
dc.identifier.govdocTechnical Report REMR-HY-3en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11681/45503en_US
dc.descriptionTechnical Reporten_US
dc.description.abstractFloating debris is a continual problem for all users of water bodies. It is destructive to locks, dams, bridges, electric plants, municipal water systems, and even recreational boaters. Wetlands, fish-spawning grounds, and streambanks can be disturbed by debris. This report contains a summary of the various methods for collecting, controlling, removing, and disposing of floating debris.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipPrepared for DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, US Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, DC 20314-1000 under Civil Works Research Work Unit 32320en_US
dc.description.tableofcontentsP R E F A C E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 C O N V E R S I O N F A C T O R S , N O N - S I T O S I ( M E T R I C ) U N I T S O F M E A S U R E M E N T . . . . . 3 P A R T I : I N T R O D U C T I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 B a c k g r o u n d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 O b j e c t i v e . . . . . . . . 4 S c o p e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 P A R T I I : O R I G I N S O F F L O A T I N G D E B R I S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 D e b r i s T r a n s p o r t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 E r o s i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 F o r e s t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 M a n - M a d e M a t e r i a l s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 P A R T I I I : C O L L E C T I N G F L O A T I N G D E B R I S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5 P e r m a n e n t S t r u c t u r e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5 M o v e a b l e S t r u c t u r e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8 P A R T I V : R E M O V I N G F L O A T I N G D E B R I S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6 T r a s h R a k e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 8 C r a n e s a n d H o i s t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 H o l d i n g M e c h a n i s m s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 L o a d e r s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 9 C o n v e y o r s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 9 S m a l l C o n t r o l S y s t e m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0 B o a t s . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0 T r a v e l i n g S c r e e n s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1 A i r B u b b l e r s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 D e b r i s P a s s a g e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 P A R T V : D I S P O S I N G O F D E B R I S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5 U s e a b l e M a t e r i a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5 U n u s e a b l e M a t e r i a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 P r e s e n t D u m p i n g P r a c t i c e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 0 P A R T V I : S U M M A R Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1 R E F E R E N C E S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2 A P P E N D I X A : F L O A T I N G - D E B R I S C O N T R O L S Y S T E M S E L E M E N T S O F F L O A T I N G - D E B R I S C O N T R O L , I N F O R M A T I O N S O U R C E S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 1 A P P E N D I X B : L O G B O O M C O N F I G U R A T I O N S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 1 A P P E N D I X C : G L O S S A R Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C len_US
dc.format.extent70 pages/ 26.5 MBsen_US
dc.format.mediumPDF/Aen_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherU.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Stationen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesTechnical Report (Repair, Evaluation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation Research Program (U.S.)) ; no. REMR-HY-3en_US
dc.rightsApproved for public release; distribution is unlimiteden_US
dc.sourceThis Digital Resources was created in Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobaten_US
dc.subjectHydraulic structuresen_US
dc.subjectMaintenance and repairen_US
dc.subjectFlood dams and reservoirsen_US
dc.subjectMaintenance and repairen_US
dc.subjectBooms (Log transportation)en_US
dc.titleElements of floating-debris control systemsen_US
dc.typeReporten_US
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