Lessons from Hurricane Katrina storm surge on bridges and buildings

Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering

Volumn 133, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 463-483

  Robertson, Ian N ^a   Riggs, Ronald H ^a   Yim, Solomon C S ^b   Young, Yin Lu ^c  

^a University of Hawaii at Manoa   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal structures; Debris; Hurricanes; Hydraulic loads; Storm surge; Structural failures; Tsunamis

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; FOUNDATIONS; HURRICANE EFFECTS; SOIL LIQUEFACTION; STORMS; TSUNAMIS; WATER WAVE EFFECTS;

COASTAL STRUCTURE; HYDRAULIC LOADS;

COASTAL ENGINEERING;

COASTAL ENGINEERING; COASTAL ZONES; FOUNDATIONS; HURRICANE EFFECTS; SOIL LIQUEFACTION; STORMS; TSUNAMIS; WATER WAVE EFFECTS;

BRIDGE; BUILDING; COASTAL STRUCTURE; DAMAGE; HURRICANE; HURRICANE KATRINA 2005; STORM SURGE; TSUNAMI;

ALABAMA; LOUISIANA; MISSISSIPPI; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35448961139     PISSN: 0733950X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-950X(2007)133:6(463)     Document Type: Article

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