Alternative Title
Paper No. 7.34 L
Location
St. Louis, Missouri
Date
10 Mar 1998, 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Abstract
Soil erosion from steep banks of Kamorta Island due to rain and strong sea waves caused serious damages to slopes and threatened the safety of Helipad and Naval buildings on the Island. Two types of protective works were adopted in the area to stabilize the slopes and protect them from erosion. The adequacy of design, construction, performance and economy of these protective works are discussed in this paper. It is concluded that reinforced soil walls are more economical, easier in construction and more eco-friendly in remote islands as compared to conventional type of construction.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
4th Conference of the International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 1998 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Pal, Shri, "Protection of Kamorta Island from Coastal Erosion − A Case Study" (1998). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 13.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/4icchge/4icchge-session07/13
Protection of Kamorta Island from Coastal Erosion − A Case Study
St. Louis, Missouri
Soil erosion from steep banks of Kamorta Island due to rain and strong sea waves caused serious damages to slopes and threatened the safety of Helipad and Naval buildings on the Island. Two types of protective works were adopted in the area to stabilize the slopes and protect them from erosion. The adequacy of design, construction, performance and economy of these protective works are discussed in this paper. It is concluded that reinforced soil walls are more economical, easier in construction and more eco-friendly in remote islands as compared to conventional type of construction.
