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DESIGN OF ICE BOOMS
c. Single
b. Multiple span
d. Spur boom
a. Conventional ice boom lay-
span boom.
boom. Individual
used to retain
out, showing components.
spans are typically
and stabilize
100400 ft (30
an ice cover
120 m) in width.
at the channel
sides.
e. Upstream vee design
used on the Allegheny
River at Oil City in
Pennsylvania.
4. Typical ice boom layouts.
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