TVA Monograph No. 75, Chapter 1: Introduction

The opening chapter of the TVA monograph explains why the Tennessee Valley Authority adopted steel sheet pile cellular cofferdams for its projects and what led to this report. It describes the cofferdams used on TVA projects and the reasons the cellular type was chosen.

It also covers the considerations that influence the selection of a cofferdam type, how adaptable the cellular type is to different sites, and the scope of the report.

In this chapter

• Cofferdams for TVA Projects
• The Steel Sheet Pile Cellular Type
• Considerations Influencing Selection
• Adaptability
• Scope of Report