graffiti decorations, under a sky of dust....

[myurbandream]

first day of class, and my studio professor pops out this big learning/exploration/analysis project due the next day. i'll forgive him, though, because this stuff is really interesting. *grins*

levee design
http://www.google.com/search?q=levee+design&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

http://crca.caloosahatchee.org/img/levee_design_big_080522.jpg

http://www.mcdd.org/MCDDleveedesign.html

http://www.cement.org/water/dams_sc_faqs_slurry.asp
http://www.cement.org/water/dams_sc_embankment.asp#levees

http://www.gradethenews.org/photos/levee.jpg

http://protectthepocket.com/

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:River_Levee_Cross_Section_Figure.png

http://www.campsequoyah.org/Council/21116166.gif

overwater bridge footing design

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_scour

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tremie

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caisson_%28engineering%29

....and two really awesome engineering books that i got from the library last night. :D

aquarium design and construction

http://scientificaquariums.net/aquariumdesign.html

http://www.seafriends.org.nz/dda/aqua1.htm
Public marine aquariums:
Public marine aquariums want to show the public a large collection of remarkable species with the least amount of problems or risks. They are usually located at the sea side where water can be pumped in from the sea and out again. An underground sand bed helps to filter the incoming water. It is then sterilised by ultraviolet light to kill all bacteria. The refreshment rate is high, about eight times per day.
Such aquariums often have Perspex transparent tunnels which are easily scratched while cleaning. So the rate of fouling is kept to a minimum by dim lighting. These aquariums are not self-sustaining ecosystems and are unsuitable for plants and lower organisms such as sponges.

http://weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/tank-6-d.png
http://www.cribfashion.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/aquarium.jpg

http://www.mjmurphy.co.nz/Projects/AquariumsTunnels/tabid/298/Default.aspx

http://www.borly.dk/Jovanka/Aquarium/Section%20A2.jpg
http://www.borly.dk/Jovanka/Aquarium/Section%20aquar.jpg

aquariums fail!

wells

http://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/077/07700920ZZ9997cR_files/image001.gif

Comments

[pronker]

Most fascinating to me, as we live not 1/8 mile from a levee and in the midst of a delta; water is our love/hate object from years ago, when beavers tunneled into the levees through many decades and caused a fail (well, for pete's sake, it's dirt, it erodes naturally after 150 years since the workmen made the levees). Thanks for the links.

[jen-chan13.livejournal.com]

Glad someone else could enjoy it! I am learning a lot already - we are doing a natatorium this semester for our studio project, so we're beginning by studying water-based architecture and construction typologies, especially the "for/against" attitude that many of them have - that love/hate relationship with water. :D The levee stuff was pretty interesting, considering my proximity to Louisiana, but the best part so far has been the bridge construction. That stuff is intense!

Now if I could just find a third structure to research....