An Introduction to Soil Sedimentation Surveys

Introductory technical guidance for civil and environmental engineers interested in sedimentation surveys for rivers and other waterways. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION 2. BASIC OBJECTIVES 3. PLANNING AND DESIGN OBJECTIVES 4. FIELD FACILITIES 5. TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS OF RESERVOIR AREA 6. CLASSIFICATION OF SEDIMENT RANGES 7. NUMBERING SEDIMENT RANGES 8. LOCATING AND SPACING RANGES 9. MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING RANGE NETWORKS 10. RANGE MONUMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL MARKERS 11. PERMANENT MONUMENTS 12. SEMI-PERMANENT RANGE MARKERS 13. TEMPORARY MARKERS 14. INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF FIELD FACILITIES 15. REMOVAL OF VEGETATION ALONG RANGE LINES 16. BANK LINE SURVEY DATA 17. SEDIMENT SURVEY GRIDS 18. COMPONENTS OF RESERVOIR SEDIMENTATION SURVEYS 19. FIELD MEASUREMENTS 20. LABORATORY ANALYSES 21. PROCESSING FIELD DATA 22. ANALYSIS OF FIELD DATA 23. INITIAL SURVEYS 24. USE OF ECHO-SOUNDERS IN INITIAL SURVEYS 25. PRESERVATION OF SURVEY RECORDS 26. RESURVEYS 27. FIELD SURVEY METHODS 28. ALTERNATIVE METHODS 29. SEDIMENT SPECIFIC WEIGHT AND GRADATION OF DEPOSITS.