Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering, Vol. 134 N°5. Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering (ASCE) - Mai 2008
| Titre : | Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering, Vol. 134 N°5. Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering (ASCE) - Mai 2008 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 21/05/2008 |
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G. L. Sills, Auteur ;
N. D. Vroman, Auteur ;
R. E. Wahl, Auteur
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This paper provides an overview of the Southeast Louisiana Flood and Hurricane Protection System that was in place at the time of Hurricane Katrina. Both geography and components of the system are described. A brief description of the developmen[...]
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J. D. Rogers, Auteur ;
G. P. Boutwell, Auteur ;
D. W. Schmitz, Auteur
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A careful program of subsurface sampling and cone penetration test soundings was employed to characterize the geologic conditions beneath the failed portion of the 17th Street Canal levee in New Orleans, where a 150m long section of the levee an[...]
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J. D. Rogers, Auteur
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The system of flood protection surrounding New Orleans and its adjoining parishes prior to Hurricane Katrina evolved over a period of 280years . The earliest drainage works sought to elevate the river’s natural levees and excavate drainage canal[...]
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J.-L. Briaud, Auteur ;
Chen, C. H., Auteur ;
A. V. Govindasamy, Auteur
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Erodibility of a soil is defined here as the relationship between the erosion rate of a soil dz∕dt and the velocity v of the water flowing over it, or the relationship between the erosion rate of a soil dz∕dt and the shear stress developed by th[...]
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Joseph B. Dunbar, Auteur ;
Louis D. Britsch III, Auteur
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The geologic history of the New Orleans area significantly influences the engineering properties of the foundation soils beneath the levees. Geologic and engineering data gathered from the levee breaches identify a spatially complex geomorphic l[...]
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Zhongjie Zhang, Auteur ;
Wu Zhong, Auteur ;
Mark Martinez, Auteur
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In September of 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and caused sustained flooding. Limited pre- and postflooding tests indicated that the pavement structures tested were adversely impacted by the flood water. Consequently, the Louisia[...]
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Hermann M. Fritz, Auteur ;
Chris Blount, Auteur ;
Robert Sokoloski, Auteur
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Hurricane Katrina (August 23–30, 2005) was one of the costliest and deadliest hurricanes to ever strike the United States, impacting low-lying coastal plains particularly vulnerable to storm surge flooding. Maximum storm surges, overland flow de[...]
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Inthuorn Sasanakul, Auteur ;
Wipawi Vanadit-Ellis, Auteur ;
Michael Sharp, Auteur
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Centrifuge modeling of the 17th Street Canal and Orleans Canal North levees was performed in this study. During hurricane Katrina the levees on the 17th Street Canal failed, leading to breaches in the outfall canal in the city. Two mechanisms we[...]
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Javier Ubilla, Auteur ;
Tarek Abdoun, Auteur ;
Inthuorn Sasanakul, Auteur
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Hurricane Katrina was one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history. The effects of the hurricane were particularly devastating in the city of New Orleans. Most of the damage was due to the failure of the levee system that surrounds the cit[...]
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J. Michael Duncan, Auteur ;
Thomas L. Brandon, Auteur ;
Stephen G. Wright, Auteur
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Failures of I-walls during Hurricane Katrina were responsible for many breaches in the flood protection system in New Orleans. Six breaches were examined in detail by Task Group 7 of the Interagency Performance Evaluation Taskforce. Four of thes[...]
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Thomas L. Brandon, Auteur ;
Stephen G. Wright, Auteur ;
J. Michael Duncan, Auteur
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Following Hurricane Katrina an extensive investigation of the performance of floodwalls in the New Orleans area was undertaken by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers and others. This investigation included detailed study of failures of cantilevere[...]
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R. B. Seed, Auteur ;
R. G. Bea, Auteur ;
R. I. Abdelmalak, Auteur
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The failure of the New Orleans regional flood protection systems, and the resultant catastrophic flooding of much of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, represents the most costly failure of an engineered system in U.S. history. This paper pre[...]
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R. B. Seed, Auteur ;
R. G. Bea, Auteur ;
A. Athanasopoulos-Zekkos, Auteur
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The failure of the New Orleans regional flood protection systems, and the resultant catastrophic flooding of much of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, represents the most costly failure of an engineered system in U.S. history. This paper pre[...]
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R. B. Seed, Auteur ;
R. G. Bea, Auteur ;
A. Athanasopoulos-Zekkos, Auteur
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The failure of the levee and floodwall section on the east bank of the 17th Street drainage canal was one of the most catastrophic breaches that occurred during Hurricane Katrina. It produced a breach that rapidly scoured a flow pathway below se[...]
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R. B. Seed, Auteur ;
R. G. Bea, Auteur ;
A. Athanasopoulos-Zekkos, Auteur
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The failure of the levee and floodwall section on the east bank of the 17th Street drainage canal was one of the most catastrophic breaches that occurred during Hurricane Katrina. It produced a breach that rapidly scoured a flow pathway below se[...]
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R. B. Seed, Auteur ;
R. G. Bea, Auteur ;
A. Athanasopoulos-Zekkos, Auteur
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This paper addresses damage caused by Hurricane Katrina to the main Orleans East Bank protected basin. This basin represented the heart of New Orleans, and contained the main downtown area, the historic French Quarter, the Garden District, and t[...]
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