Geology of the New Orleans area and the canal levee failures

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 566-582

  Dunbar, Joseph B ^a   Britsch III, Louis D ^b  

^a U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Failures; Floods; Foundations; Geology; Levees; Louisiana; Mississippi River

Indexed keywords

CANALS; ESTUARIES; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FOUNDATIONS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; SEA LEVEL;

CANAL LEVEE FAILURE; SHALLOW WATER SEDIMENTS;

LEVEES;

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FLOOD; FOUNDATION; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTY; HOLOCENE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HURRICANE KATRINA 2005; LEVEE; SEA LEVEL;

LOUISIANA; MISSISSIPPI; NEW ORLEANS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42549155595     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2008)134:5(566)     Document Type: Article

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