Infrastructure analysis in Thanh Da peninsula

Fig. 1. Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam map

Fig. 3. The site—Thanh Da peninsula

Fig. 2. Binh Thanh District’s location

Fig. 4. Site’s issues that are related to infrastructure

Fig. 5. An area with clearly defined zones

Fig. 6. Hard infrastructure in two zones

Fig. 7. Area linkages plan

Fig. 8. Binh Quoi St.— the main road

Fig. 9. Binh Quoi 2 ferry port

Fig. 10. Mien Dong coach station

Fig. 11. Truong Tho industrial port

Fig. 12. Street material

Fig. 13. Street pattern

ASPHALT STREET CONCRETE/ MACADAM STREET

HIGH DENSITY MEDIUM DENSITY LOW DENSITY

Fig. 16. Street level

Fig. 13. Main road (rush hour: 5:30 – 6:30): 47541 vehicles

Fig. 14. Inner road (rush hour: 5:30 – 6:30): 1532 vehicles

Fig. 15. Local road (rush hour: 5:30 – 6:30): 29 vehicles

Fig. 17. A part of Thanh Da- Binh Quoi in Sai Gon map 1962

Fig. 18. Canals in Thanh Da in the 60s, US patrol boat on a canal during Operation Sling Shot in ’69.

Fig. 19. An abandon boat at river gate

Fig. 20. Low bridge footing prevent boats to go inside

Fig. 21. Canal gates

Fig. 22. Waterway is blockaded by bridge

Fig. 23. The canal’s function changed due to embankment system

Fig. 24. Erosion narrow down the transporting way of canal’s width

Fig. 25. Erosion and alluviation

Fig. 26. Embankment classification

Sep 1. Natural bank

Step 2. Flow of water changed by the effect of man-made embankment

Fig. 27 Erosion process by informal embankment affect to nearby natural bank

Step 3. Erosion change the shape of natural bank

Step 1. Natural bank

Step 2. Ship brings strong flows directed to the bank

Step 4. Landslip occurs

Step 3. Gradually make the cave in-between outer soil layer

Fig. 28. How informal port affects the soil

Fig. 29. Specific information of each embankment use and how natural elements affect them

Fig. 30. Typical street forms

Fig. 31. Street form categorization

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2m PAVED WALKWAY

1m

3m

1m

SEWAGE CANAL

DUST ROAD

SEWAGE CANAL

1m

3m

3m

2m

TRAVEL LANE

TRAVEL LANE

PAVED WALKWAY

3m

SEWAGE CONCRETE CANAL ROAD

1m EMBANKMENT

CANAL

Urban elements

Fig. 33. Simplified model

Residential units

Circulation

Topography

Fig. 32. Water and road depend on topography

2m

4m

1m

WALKWAY

TRAVEL LANE

WALKWAY

1m RIVER

EMBANK- DUST EMBANK- LAKE & MENT & ROAD MENT SWAMP WETLAND

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SEWER

2.5m CONCRETE ROAD

LAKE

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3m

SEWER

DUST ROAD

SWAMP & FIELD

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