... Geosynthetics rubber dam weir flood control groundwater management A rubber dam is a flexible cylindrical weir made of a nylon-reinforced polymer, anchored to a rigid concrete base, inflated by air, water, or a combination of both, and installed across channels, streams and weir crests. Rubber dams...

...M. Kim; M. Moler; M. Freeman; G. M. Filz; R. H. Plaut Geomembrane tubes are used in a number of applications to withstand external water, such as for water diversion or impoundment, or as cofferdams. Stacked geomembrane tubes have been applied in place of sandbags for flood control. The behavior...

...M. Kim; G. M. Filz; R. H. Plaut Geomembrane tubes are used to withstand external water in various applications, such as flood control, diversion or impoundment of water, and dewatering work sites (i.e. as cofferdams). The external lateral pressure must be resisted, so that the tube does not roll...