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SETBACK DYKE [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dams and Causeways
CONT

The alignment of the dike shall be selected with due regard to setback requirements, available land base for construction and site specific local constraints such as sensitive habitats. Space permitting, a setback dike has numerous benefits when compared to a water side dike, as outlined below: maintains natural wetland habitat and is environmentally sustainable; provides a wider floodway with increased flow capacity; reduces peak flood levels; reduces flow velocity and bank erosion; and reduces long-term maintenance costs due to less frequent flows against the dike slope.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Barrages et chaussées
CONT

La présence d'une digue en retrait augmentant la puissance érosive du fleuve au niveau de la berge, les actions viseront plus particulièrement à conforter ou développer le rôle stabilisateur de l'armature végétale en berge [...]

OBS

digue en retrait : la digue est installée en retrait de la berge.

Spanish

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