New Orleans levee system performance during Hurricane Katrina: London Avenue and Orleans Canal South

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 668-680

  Ubilla, Javier ^a   Abdoun, Tarek ^a   Sasanakul, Inthuorn ^a   Sharp, Michael ^b   Steedman, Scott ^c   Vanadit Ellis, Wipawi ^d   Zimmie, Thomas ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^c Group Strategy   (United Kingdom)

^d Centrifuge Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Centrifuge; Damage; Floods; Hurricanes; Levees; Louisiana

Indexed keywords

FLOOD CONTROL; FLOOD DAMAGE; HURRICANE EFFECTS; STORM SEWERS;

CENTRIFUGE MODELS; HURRICANE KATRINA;

LEVEES;

CENTRIFUGAL MODEL TEST; FAILURE MECHANISM; FLOODING; HURRICANE KATRINA 2005; LEVEE; NATURAL DISASTER; OVERTOPPING; STORM DAMAGE; STORM SURGE;

LOUISIANA; NEW ORLEANS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42549121515     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2008)134:5(668)     Document Type: Article

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