摘要: |
The beaches along the Mississippi Gulf Coast experience constant erosion and deposition due to wave conditions. This shift is exacerbated by ugly and aging outfall pipes that discharge debris-filled rain-water onto beaches.
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources wanted to reduce the problem by replacing a number of aging outfall pipes with more aesthetically pleasing structures. However, the solution had to be able to withstand the 597-lb/ft~2 wave pressures that pound local beaches. Precast concrete proved to be the best solution, both aesthetically and structurally, for the multiphase project, as it was the only material that could support this type of abuse. |