New Orleans levee system performance during Hurricane Katrina: 17th Street Canal and Orleans Canal North

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 657-667

  Sasanakul, Inthuorn ^a   Vanadit Ellis, Wipawi ^b   Sharp, Michael ^c   Abdoun, Tarek ^a   Ubilla, Javier ^a   Steedman, Scott ^d   Stone, Kevin ^e  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Centrifuge Research Center   (United States)

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

^d High Point Rendel   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canals; Centrifuge model; Floods; Hurricanes; Levees; Louisiana

Indexed keywords

CANALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); GEOMETRY; HURRICANE EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CENTRIFUGE MODELING; WATER-FILLED CRACK;

LEVEES;

CANAL; CENTRIFUGAL MODEL TEST; CRACK PROPAGATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FLOOD DAMAGE; HURRICANE KATRINA 2005; LEVEE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOIL PROFILE;

LOUISIANA; NEW ORLEANS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42549138726     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2008)134:5(657)     Document Type: Article

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