Geocell wall and channel protection for U.S. army corps flood control project

摘要

The Molly Ann's Brook Flood Protection Probject is located in Paterson, haledon, and Prospect Park. new Jersey. The brook is a tributary of the Passaic river and flows through an urban area. COmmunities along the 2.5 mile stretch of the brook have been subject to repetitive flooding due to inadequate channel capacity. The project was designed and constructed by the U.S.Army Corps of engineers, Philadelphia District. The deeper and wider channel provides complete protection from flooding up to a 50-year event. The channel varies throughout the project from a trapezoidal riprap section to a rectangular section formed by precast concrete walls.