A Study on Early Stage Work for Rebuilding the Market Town Wharfs in Three Gorges Reservoir

Many market town wharfs will be rebuilt with the progress of Three Gorges Reservoir. Because of impact from the highway transport and limited investment for the wharf, it is very important to have reasonable prediction and choice of construction. Based on reviewing some projects for rebuilding the market town wharf in Three Gorges Reservoir, some principles, experiences and remarkable problems during early stage work are briefly introduced. Some analyses have been done for actual works and suggestions for related works are given.