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    US Army Corp of Engineers Grand Isle Geotube Report

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    This document discusses the Hurricane Rehabilitation Project for Grand Isle, Louisiana. [1] It introduces the project manager Rob Davinroy and discusses damage to the island from Hurricane Ike. [2] The concept involves using sand-filled geotextile tubes, dune fill, fencing, plantings, crossovers, and walkways for beach nourishment and storm protection. [3] This is a more cost effective solution than traditional clay borrow and will rehabilitate and protect Grand Isle from future storms.

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    US Army Corp of Engineers Grand Isle Geotube Report

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    This document discusses the Hurricane Rehabilitation Project for Grand Isle, Louisiana. [1] It introduces the project manager Rob Davinroy and discusses damage to the island from Hurricane Ike. [2] The concept involves using sand-filled geotextile tubes, dune fill, fencing, plantings, crossovers, and walkways for beach nourishment and storm protection. [3] This is a more cost effective solution than traditional clay borrow and will rehabilitate and protect Grand Isle from future storms.

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    This document discusses the Hurricane Rehabilitation Project for Grand Isle, Louisiana. [1] It introduces the project manager Rob Davinroy and discusses damage to the island from Hurricane Ike. [2] The concept involves using sand-filled geotextile tubes, dune fill, fencing, plantings, crossovers, and walkways for beach nourishment and storm protection. [3] This is a more cost effective solution than traditional clay borrow and will rehabilitate and protect Grand Isle from future storms.

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    US Army Corp of Engineers Grand Isle Geotube Report

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    This document discusses the Hurricane Rehabilitation Project for Grand Isle, Louisiana. [1] It introduces the project manager Rob Davinroy and discusses damage to the island from Hurricane Ike. [2] The concept involves using sand-filled geotextile tubes, dune fill, fencing, plantings, crossovers, and walkways for beach nourishment and storm protection. [3] This is a more cost effective solution than traditional clay borrow and will rehabilitate and protect Grand Isle from future storms.

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    GRAND ISLE

    Hurricane Rehabilitation Project

    Rob Davinroy, P.E., MASCE


    St. Louis District
    Project Manager for Grand Isle
    Engineering and Design
    New Orleans District Hurricane Protection
    Office

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    Damage
    after Ike

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    Dune Fill, Fencing,
    The Concept Plantings,
    Crossovers and
    Beach
    Walkways
    Nourishment

    PolyUrea
    Protective
    Coating
    Geotextile Tube
    Core

    Scour Tube

    Scour Apron

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    ALT 4. CLAY BORROW AREA
    ROUTE TO GRAND ISLE
    CLAY BORROW
    AREA

    46 MILES

    GRAND ISLE

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    Damage
    After Ike

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    Sand filled geotextile tubes

    VS
    Clay filled geotextile burrittos

    $17.5 Million SAVINGS

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    Field Trip with Mayor,
    Consultants, Industrial Fabrics, and
    Engineers to Galveston

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    The Concept

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    Proposed
    Design

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    Inside a
    Geo-textile
    Tube

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     Grade area
     Create swell that
    is the width of
    Tube plus apron
     Controls large
    volume of water
    to prevent
    localized erosion

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     Unroll apron
     Fill anchor tube
     Overlap second
    apron and fill
    anchor tube
     Stretch apron
    so its free of
    wrinkles

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     Unroll Geotube
     Connect discharge line from
    the dredge
     Fill Geotube while monitoring
    fill
     Adjust alignment as
    necessary before fill is
    complete

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    January 2011 Field
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