Levees play important role in flood prevention. More than 30,000 km length of levees protect the rich and populous plain regions of the middle and lower reaches of Yangtze River. However, the quality of the levee varies greatly in different regions. This paper summarizes the characteristic of Yangtze dyke, its main dangerous situations and hidden defects, together with the measures for handling these problems.
The Lowland Technology International Journal presents activity and research developments in Geotechnical Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, Structural Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Urban Planning, Coastal Engineering, Disaster Prevention and Mitigation ...