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- Levee Underseepage Analysis for Special Foundation Conditions [Floppy Disk]
- Computer program developed to predict underseepage conditions for special cases of levee and foundation geometry. The differential equations for levee underseepage were derived and programmed in finite difference form for three special cases of boundary conditions. The developed programs allow analyses that are not restricted to the boundary conditions assumed in the conventional, closed form solution, i.e., two foundation layers of uniform thickness with horizontal boundaries.
- Investigation of Durability of Concrete Exposed to Natural Weathering, Report No. 5: Summary of Results 1936-1953
- The following report presents the results of various investigations on the study of the durability of concrete exposed to natural weathering. The report is divided into two parts: first, the natural weathering exposure stations and test procedures are analyzed, then follows the analysis of the programs of investigations.
- Assessment of Certain European Dredging Practices and Dredged Material Containment and Reclamation Methods
- This report documents the dredging practices, reclamation methods, and environmental effects of dredging in western Europe that were studied with emphasis on their relevance to the Dredge Material Research Program (DMRP).
- Chemical and Biological Characterization of Black Rock Harbor Dredged Material
- "This is one in a series of scientific reports documenting the findings of studies conducted under the Interagency Field Verifications of Testing and Predictive Methodologies for Dredged Material Disposal Alternatives (referred to at the Field Verification Program or FVP). This program is a comprehensive evaluation of environmental effects of dredged material disposal under conditions of upland and aquatic disposal and wetland creation."
- Habitat Development Field Investigations, Bolivar Peninsula, Marsh and Upland Habitat Development Site, Galveston Bay, Texas: Appendix D
- This report summarizes the investigations of soil properties, aquatic biota, and wildlife held in the marshland and upland communities on dredged material behind a sandbag dike at Bolivar Peninsula, Galveston Bay, Texas.
- Habitat Development Field Investigations, Nott Island Upland Habitat Development Site, Connecticut River, Connecticut: Summary Report
- This report summarizes habitat development activities at the Nott Island Upland Habitat Development Site in the Connecticut River near Essex, Connecticut, including aspects of engineering, botany, soils, and wildlife.
- Habitat Development Field Investigations, Buttermilk Sound Marsh Development Site, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Georgia: Appendix A
- This report is Appendix A to the Buttermilk Sound marsh development summary report and presents the results of habitat development activities the marsh in Glynn County, Georgia. The activities were made between spring of 1975 and fall of 1977.
- Field Investigations of the Nature, Degree, and Extent of Turbidity Generated by Open-Water Pipeline Disposal Operations
- This report follows field investigations made to study the characteristics of turbidity plumes in the vicinity of open-water pipeline disposal operations.
- Identification of Relevant Criteria and Survey of Potential Application Sites for Artificial Habitat Creation
- From abstract: "This report develops a process for the selection of areas appropriate for artificial marsh construction using dredged material. By application of the methodology set forth, Engineer District personnel will be able to efficiently identify such areas...The selection rationale is tested in Volume II by the choice and description of 50 prime candidate project areas, 10 within each of five major coastal geographical regions. From this compilation, 10 optimum project areas, two in each geographical region, were selected and described further using data gathered in project areas and from relevant Engineer Districts."
- A Comprehensive Study of Successional Patterns of Plants and Animals at Upland Disposal Areas: Final Report
- From abstract: "This study examines the existing biota and plant and animal successional patterns at five upland dredged material disposal areas in the United States. The sites selected for study are: (a) Nott Island in Connecticut River; (b) six islands in Hillsborough Bay near Tampa, Florida; (c) an area paralleling a portion of the Whiskey Bay Pilot Channel in the Atchafalaya River basin of Louisiana; (d) a disposal area paralleling a short segment of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway between Port Arthur and Galveston, Texas; and (e) Mott Island in the Columbia River near Astoria, Oregon."
- Feasibility Study for Dyke Marsh Demonstration Area, Potomac River, Virginia
- Abstract: "Results of an investigation conducted to determine the engineering feasibility of using dredged material to expand an existing marshland area are presented. Dredged material obtained from maintenance dredging operations was found suitable for use as marsh substrate and site conditions were found adequate for construction of a containment facility. Factors evaluated in the study include site-specific feasibility of marsh expansion using dredged material, sizing of the demonstration area to meet water-quality and storage needs, preliminary design of the containment facility, procedures for the placement of dredged material, and identification of alternative construction methods, materials, and costs. Overall feasibility of marsh expansion was demonstrated and additional investigations were recommended for the project."
- Aquatic Disposal Field Investigations, Eatons Neck Disposal Site, Long Island Sound: An Environmental Inventory
- This report is the final report on the field investigations in Eaton's Neck Disposal Site, Long Island Sound.
- Low-Ground-Pressure Construction Equipment for Use in Dredged Material Containment Area Operation and Maintenance, Performance Predictions Final Report
- This report summarizes collected data of soils from 45 sites meant to characterize the operational environments in dredged material containment areas in nine Corps of Engineer districts in the United States so that performance of low-ground-pressure vehicles operating in these areas could be predicted.
- Design and Construction of Retaining Dikes for Containment of Dredged Material: Final Report
- From abstract: "This report presents recommendations for proper investigation, design, and construction of retaining dikes to aid in ensuring that these dikes will be constructed with a minimum of problems and will serve their project requirements."
- Habitat Development Field Investigations, Miller Sands Marsh and Upland Habitat Development Site, Columbia River, Oregon: Summary Report
- From preface: "This report presents a summary of studies conducted at Miller Sands Island, a tidal freshwater, dredged material disposal site in the Columbia River, Oregon. Studies were conducted from March 1975 to August 1977 to determine the feasibility of developing productive aquatic and terrestrial wildlife habitat on dredged material and to determine if development of wildlife habitat is a viable alternative to other dredged material disposal options."
- Habitat Development Field Investigations, Miller Sands Marsh and Upland Habitat Development Site, Columbia River, Oregon: Appendix F
- This report is a compilation of reports made on the study of habitat development in Miller Sands Marsh and Upland Habitat Development Site in Columbia River, Oregon. This report provides data on birds, mammals, and terrestrial macroinvertebrates that were collected, analyzed, and compared with data from other regions of the United States.
- Underground Biomass Dynamics and Substrate Selective Properties of Atlantic Coastal Salt Marsh Plants
- From executive summary: "This report summarizes work done on the dynamics of the underground portion of some of the salt marsh plants along the Atlantic coast of the United States, the characterizations of soils in those plant stands, and experiments on the substrate selective properties of several of the plants."
- Aquatic Disposal Field Investigations, Columbia River Disposal Site, Oregon: Appendix A
- This report follows a two-part study made to investigate the hydraulic regime and physical nature of bottom sedimentation in the vicinity of the mouth of the Columbia River where disposal of large quantities of dredged material that has occurred over the last several decades.
- Modeling of Ecological Succession and Production in Estuarine Marshes: Final Report
- From preface: "This report presents the results of an investigation of factors influencing plant zonation and succession on salt marshes."
- Primary Productivity of Minor Marsh Plants in Delaware, Georgia and Maine
- Abstract: "This report summarizes the importance of common species of salt marsh plants inhabiting wetlands of the eastern U.S. coast. An evaluation of the ecological significance of the plants is based on their rates of primary production, morality, and contribution of detritus to the estuarine dependent systems. The data are important in reaching decisions relative to the deposition of dredged material in these coastal wetland systems."
- The Effects of Smothering a Spartina Alterniflora Salt Marsh with Dredged Material
- This report represents the investigations made by Work Unit 2A07 regarding the experimental deposition of dredged material on salt marshes.
- Aquatic Disposal Field Investigations, Duwamish Waterway Disposal Site, Puget Sound, Washington: Appendix E
- From abstract: "This report presents a detailed discussion of he results obtained in a study conducted to evaluate the release of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) during open-water disposal of contaminated dredged material in Elliot Bay, Puget Sound, Washington."
- Aquatic Disposal Field Investigations, Eatons Neck Disposal Site, Long Island Sound: Appendix A
- This report follows the study of the sedimentary and hydraulic processes in Long Island Sound near Green Ledge, Connecticut, and Eaton's Neck, New York with the intention of investigating was to evaluate the effects of aquatic disposal of dredged material on organisms and water quality, including the significance of physical, chemical, and biological factors that influence the rate of disposal site recolonization by benthic animals.
- Aquatic Disposal Field Investigations, Eatons Neck Disposal Site, Long Island Sound: Appendix F
- The following report presents the results of a investigation to determine the baseline conditions of the phytoplankton population at the disposal site for future comparison with similar data collected after the disposal of dredged material.
- Habitat Development Field Investigations, Windmill Point Marsh Development Site, James River, Virginia: Appendix D
- This report follows the Windmill Point marsh habitat development project. The marsh was constructed in the James River between November 1974 and February 1975, then studied for benthic invertebrates, fish, wildlife, plants and soil characteristics from the summer of 1976 to fall of 1977.
- Habitat Development Field Investigations, Windmill Point Marsh Development Site, James River, Virginia: Appendix F, Volume 2
- From preface: "This report contains the results of investigations of the chemical and sedimentological characteristics of the James River Artificial Habitat Development Site and a reference marsh near Windmill Point, Virginia. Studies were conducted in the channel before dredging and during site construction as well as at specific time intervals after marsh development."
- Aquatic Disposal Field Investigations, Duwamish Waterway Disposal Site, Puget Sound, Washington: Evaluative Summary
- From preface: "This report summarizes the results of a comprehensive investigation of the impact of open-water dredged material disposal by barges in Elliot Bay, a portion of Puget Sound Estuary, Washington."
- Shoreline Movements, Report 1: Cape Henry, Virginia, to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, 1849-1980
- From addendum: . Part 3 of Technical Report CERC-83-1 describes the general cartographic process used to produce the shoreline position digital data base and maps from which the attached set of 18 composite shoreline position map reproductions were made. The report also describes quality control methods, potential error sources, and probable ranges of error for this process.
- Shoreline Movements, Report 2: Tybee Island, Georgia, to Cape Fear, North Carolina, 1851-1983
- This document contains maps of Tybee Island, Georgia to Cape Fear, North Carolina studying their cooperative shoreline movement.
- Numerical Simulation of Tidal Hydrodynamics, Great Egg Harbor and Corson Inlets, New Jersey
- This study was funded by NAPEN to aid in evaluating proposed modifications. Plans of improvement for New Jersey inlets and beaches were presented by NAPEN in a Navigation and Cooperative Beach Erosion Control Study.
- Development of a Quantitative Method to Predict Critical Shear Stress and Rate of Erosion of Natural Undisturbed Cohesive Soils
- The report describes the results of erosion and soil characterization tests performed on cohesive soils. Appendices to the report include plots of shear stress versus erosion rate for remolded and undisturbed soils.
- Aquatic Disposal Field Investigations, Duwamish Waterway Disposal Site, Puget Sound, Washington: Appendix D, Volume 1
- The following report describes work done by the Marine and Freshwater Ecology Branch, Corvallis Environmental Research Laboratory (CERL), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Corvallis, Oregon. The study was conducted on the chemical and physical effects of open-water disposal of dredged material from the Duwamish River into Elliot Bay, Washington.
- Common Marsh Plant Species of the Gulf Coast Area, Vol. 1, Productivity
- This report follows a study on the productivity of seven marsh plant species in coastal marshes of Louisiana.
- Use of Dredged Material Islands by Colonial Seabirds and Wading Birds in New Jersey
- This report summarizes the results of investigations of the distribution of colonial seabirds and wading birds on New Jersey dredged material islands, of vegetation distribution and succession on dredged material islands, and of the interactions of vegetation and birds on dredged material islands.
- Use of Dredged Material Islands by Colonial Seabirds and Wading Birds in Texas
- The information provided in this report follows the investigations of the use of dredged material islands made by colonial nesting seabirds and wading birds in Texas initiated in October 1976.
- Colonial Birds Nesting on Man-made and Natural Sites in the U.S. Great Lakes
- The following report documents the habitat relationships at 24 selected natural and dredged material colonial bird nesting sites and identifies the species and population sizes of all colonial nesting birds of the U.S. Great Lakes of up to 1.6 km inland.
- Habitat Development Field Investigations, Bolivar Peninsula, Marsh and Upland Habitat Development Site, Galveston Bay, Texas: Summary Report
- From preface: "This report presents a summary of results of a 2.5-year field investigation (March 1975 to November 1977) of the feasibility and impact of developing marsh and upland habitat on dredged material at a site located at Bolivar Peninsula, Galveston Bay, Texas. The report summarizes baseline information derived before habitat development operations and results of post-development operations."
- Bioaccumulation of contaminants from Black Rock Harbor dredged material by mussels and polychaetes
- "This report describes work performed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPS), Environmental research laboratory, Narragansett, R.I. (ERLN), as part of the Interagency Field verification of Testing and predictive Methodologies for Dredged Material Disposal Alternatives Program or the Field Verification Program (FVP)."
- Habitat Development Field Investigations, Windmill Point Marsh Development Site, James River, Virginia: Summary Report
- This summary report is part of a series documenting the field site investigations conducted by the Habitat Development Project initiated to study for more definitive information on the environmental impact of dredging and dredged material disposal operations. This report documents tasks such as: (a) Effects of Marsh and Terrestrial Disposal, (b) Marsh Development, (c) Terrestrial Habitat Development, (d) Aquatic Habitat Development, and (e) Island Habitat Development.
- Habitat Development Field Investigations, Windmill Point Marsh Development Site, James River, Virginia: Appendix B
- Appendix detailing the results of experiments conducted on the propagation of vegetation at the James River Habitat Development Site, in addition to results of laboratory germination tests of all the species of seeds used at the Site. This appendix accompanies the final report of the habitat field investigations of the Windmill Point Marsh Development Site, James River, Virginia.
- Habitat Development Field Investigations, Windmill Point Marsh Development Site, James River, Virginia: Appendix B. Propagation of Vascular Plants
- Appendix detailing the results of experiments conducted on the propagation of vegetation at the James River Habitat Development Site, in addition to results of laboratory germination tests of all the species of seeds used at the Site. This appendix accompanies the final report of the habitat field investigations of the Windmill Point Marsh Development Site, James River, Virginia.