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  2. Atlanta's Berlin Wall - Wikipedia

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    Following the erection of the barricade, Cook, who was also a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, would introduce a resolution to remove the wall. [13] The barricade was seen as part of a larger effort by Allen to prevent "encroachment and penetration" into white neighborhoods of southwest Atlanta, and months earlier, Allen had ...

  3. Fox Point Hurricane Barrier - Wikipedia

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    The Fox Point Hurricane Barrier is a 3,000-foot (910 m) long tidal flood barrier spanning the Providence River in Providence, Rhode Island, located 750 feet (230 m) upstream from Fox Point. It was constructed between 1960 and 1966 to protect the low-lying downtown area of the city from damaging storm surge and floods associated with hurricanes ...

  4. Flood barrier - Wikipedia

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    A flood barrier, surge barrier or storm surge barrier is a specific type of floodgate, designed to prevent a storm surge or spring tide from flooding the protected area behind the barrier. A surge barrier is almost always part of a larger flood protection system consisting of floodwalls , levees (also known as dikes), and other constructions ...

  5. Ha-ha - Wikipedia

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    Comparison of a ha-ha (top) and a regular wall (bottom). Both walls prevent access, but one does not block the view looking outward. A ha-ha (French: hâ-hâ [a a] ⓘ or saut de loup [so də lu] ⓘ), also known as a sunk fence, blind fence, ditch and fence, deer wall, or foss, is a recessed landscape design element that creates a vertical barrier (particularly on one side) while preserving ...

  6. Flood wall - Wikipedia

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    A floodwall at Zruč nad Sázavou, Czech Republic Floodwall in Sunbury, Pennsylvania Floodwall and a sliding gate in New Orleans French Market (1986). A floodwall is a freestanding, permanent, engineered structure designed to prevent encroachment of floodwaters. [1]

  7. Hesco bastion - Wikipedia

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    The Concertainer, [1] known colloquially as the Hesco barrier [2] or Hesco bastion, [3] with HESCO being the brand name of the manufacturer, is a modern gabion primarily used for flood control and military fortifications. [4]

  8. IHNC Lake Borgne Surge Barrier - Wikipedia

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    Construction of the barrier's flood wall began on 9 May 2009. On 21 October 2009 the last of the 1,271 main piles was driven. [3] On 29 August 2012 (the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina), the barrier was used for the first time, to protect the city from Hurricane Isaac. [4] By June 2013, all major construction had been completed. [1]

  9. Stoplogs - Wikipedia

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    Stoplogs are specialized bulkheads that are dropped into premade slots or guides in a channel or control structure, while flashboards are bulkheads that are placed on the crest or top of a channel wall or control structure. Flashboards are sometimes designed to break away under high flow conditions and thus to provide only a temporary diversion.

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