Engineering and Design: Planning and Design of Temporary Cofferdams and Braced Excavations

Abstract

This regulation provides directives for procedures to be followed while planning and designing temporary construction for cofferdams and unwatered excavations on major civil works projects. The objective is to provide criteria and guidance for providing safe working conditions and life protection optimizing cost versus risk of damage maintaining navigation and securing the integrity of permanent structures during the use of temporary unwatered cofferdams and excavations on major civil works projects.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 31, 1994
Accession Number
ADA404093

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army Corps of Engineers

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Construction
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Design Criteria
  • Embankments
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Excavation
  • Floods
  • Guidance
  • Instrumentation
  • Materials
  • Navigation
  • Risk
  • Specifications
  • Surveillance
  • Value Engineering

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

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  • Systems Analysis and Design