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New Orleans levee system performance during Hurricane Katrina: 17th Street Canal and Orleans Canal North / Inthuorn Sasanakul in Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering, Vol. 134 N°5 (Mai 2008) 

Public ISBD [article]  in Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering > Vol. 134 N°5 (Mai 2008) . - pp. 657–667 Titre : New Orleans levee system performance during Hurricane Katrina: 17th Street Canal and Orleans Canal North Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Inthuorn Sasanakul, Auteur ; Wipawi Vanadit-Ellis, Auteur ; Michael Sharp, Auteur Année de publication : 2008 Article en page(s) : pp. 657–667 Note générale : Geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Centrifuge  model  Floods  Levees  Hurricanes  Canals  Louisiana Résumé : 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 were observed in the centrifuge modeling that could cause a breach. First, a water-filled crack formed in front of the floodwall as the water in the canal rose above the top of the levee. The levees on the 17th Street Canal, which were supported on clay foundations, failed when this cracking led to a translational (sliding) failure in the clay layer commencing at the toe of the floodwall. The levees at Orleans Canal North, where failure did not occur, were also modeled to demonstrate that the model tests could successfully simulate failure and nonfailure conditions. The centrifuge model tests identified the importance of the crack formation in relation to the stability of the floodwall. These tests also confirmed that levee geometry, floodwall depth of penetration, and the underlying soil profile were all critical to the performance of the system under flood loading. En ligne : http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%291090-0241%282008%29134%3A5%2865 [...] [article] New Orleans levee system performance during Hurricane Katrina: 17th Street Canal and Orleans Canal North [texte imprimé] / Inthuorn Sasanakul, Auteur ; Wipawi Vanadit-Ellis, Auteur ; Michael Sharp, Auteur . - 2008 . - pp. 657–667. Geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering > Vol. 134 N°5 (Mai 2008) . - pp. 657–667 Mots-clés : Centrifuge  model  Floods  Levees  Hurricanes  Canals  Louisiana Résumé : 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 were observed in the centrifuge modeling that could cause a breach. First, a water-filled crack formed in front of the floodwall as the water in the canal rose above the top of the levee. The levees on the 17th Street Canal, which were supported on clay foundations, failed when this cracking led to a translational (sliding) failure in the clay layer commencing at the toe of the floodwall. The levees at Orleans Canal North, where failure did not occur, were also modeled to demonstrate that the model tests could successfully simulate failure and nonfailure conditions. The centrifuge model tests identified the importance of the crack formation in relation to the stability of the floodwall. These tests also confirmed that levee geometry, floodwall depth of penetration, and the underlying soil profile were all critical to the performance of the system under flood loading. En ligne : http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%291090-0241%282008%29134%3A5%2865 [...]

New Orleans levee system performance during Hurricane Katrina / Javier Ubilla in Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering, Vol. 134 N°5 (Mai 2008) 

Public ISBD [article]  in Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering > Vol. 134 N°5 (Mai 2008) . - pp. 668–680 Titre : New Orleans levee system performance during Hurricane Katrina : London avenue and Orleans Canal South Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Javier Ubilla, Auteur ; Tarek Abdoun, Auteur ; Inthuorn Sasanakul, Auteur Année de publication : 2008 Article en page(s) : pp. 668–680 Note générale : Geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Levees  Hurricanes  Centrifuge  Louisiana  Floods  Damage Résumé : 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 city to protect it from flooding. This paper presents the results of centrifuge models conducted at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers simulating the behavior of the levees at London Avenue North and South that failed during Hurricane Katrina. Those levees failed without being overtopped by the storm surge. Also included are the results of a centrifuge model of one levee section at Orleans Canal South, which did not fail during the hurricane. The key factor of the failure mechanism of the London Avenue levees was the formation of a gap between the flooded side of the levee and the sheetpile. This gap triggered a reduction of the strength at the foundation of the protected side of the levee. The results are fully consistent with field observations. En ligne : http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%291090-0241%282008%29134%3A5%2866 [...] [article] New Orleans levee system performance during Hurricane Katrina : London avenue and Orleans Canal South [texte imprimé] / Javier Ubilla, Auteur ; Tarek Abdoun, Auteur ; Inthuorn Sasanakul, Auteur . - 2008 . - pp. 668–680. Geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering > Vol. 134 N°5 (Mai 2008) . - pp. 668–680 Mots-clés : Levees  Hurricanes  Centrifuge  Louisiana  Floods  Damage Résumé : 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 city to protect it from flooding. This paper presents the results of centrifuge models conducted at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers simulating the behavior of the levees at London Avenue North and South that failed during Hurricane Katrina. Those levees failed without being overtopped by the storm surge. Also included are the results of a centrifuge model of one levee section at Orleans Canal South, which did not fail during the hurricane. The key factor of the failure mechanism of the London Avenue levees was the formation of a gap between the flooded side of the levee and the sheetpile. This gap triggered a reduction of the strength at the foundation of the protected side of the levee. The results are fully consistent with field observations. En ligne : http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%291090-0241%282008%29134%3A5%2866 [...]

Stress integration approach in resonant column and torsional shear testing for soils / Inthuorn Sasanakul in Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering, Vol. 134 n°12 (Décembre 2008) 

Public ISBD [article]  in Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering > Vol. 134 n°12 (Décembre 2008) . - pp. 1757–1762 Titre : Stress integration approach in resonant column and torsional shear testing for soils Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Inthuorn Sasanakul, Auteur ; James A. Bay, Auteur Année de publication : 2009 Article en page(s) : pp. 1757–1762 Note générale : Geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Shear  modulus  Damping  Shear  strain  Resonance  Hysteresis  Soil  dynamics  Dynamic  properties  Soil  tests Résumé : Determination of strain in resonant column and torsional shear (RC/TS) tests is complicated due to nonuniform stress–strain variation occurring linearly with the radius in a soil specimen in torsion. The equivalent radius approach is adequate when calculating strain at low to intermediate levels, however, the approach is less accurate when performing the tests at higher strains. The stress integration approach involving integration of an assumed soil stress–strain model was developed to account for this problem more precisely. This approach was used to generate the plots of equivalent radius ratio versus strain developed based upon shear modulus and damping. Results showed that the equivalent radius ratio curves converge to a value of approximately 0.8 at low strains and decrease as strain increases. The equivalent radius ratio curves based upon damping decrease to significantly lower values at high strain than curves based upon shear modulus. This study suggests that using the same values of equivalent radius ratio to calculate strains for both shear modulus and damping is not appropriate. The stress integration approach provides an accurate analysis technique for evaluating both modulus and damping behavior of soil, over any range of strains in RC/TS testing. En ligne : http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%291090-0241%282008%29134%3A12%281 [...] [article] Stress integration approach in resonant column and torsional shear testing for soils [texte imprimé] / Inthuorn Sasanakul, Auteur ; James A. Bay, Auteur . - 2009 . - pp. 1757–1762. Geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering > Vol. 134 n°12 (Décembre 2008) . - pp. 1757–1762 Mots-clés : Shear  modulus  Damping  Shear  strain  Resonance  Hysteresis  Soil  dynamics  Dynamic  properties  Soil  tests Résumé : Determination of strain in resonant column and torsional shear (RC/TS) tests is complicated due to nonuniform stress–strain variation occurring linearly with the radius in a soil specimen in torsion. The equivalent radius approach is adequate when calculating strain at low to intermediate levels, however, the approach is less accurate when performing the tests at higher strains. The stress integration approach involving integration of an assumed soil stress–strain model was developed to account for this problem more precisely. This approach was used to generate the plots of equivalent radius ratio versus strain developed based upon shear modulus and damping. Results showed that the equivalent radius ratio curves converge to a value of approximately 0.8 at low strains and decrease as strain increases. The equivalent radius ratio curves based upon damping decrease to significantly lower values at high strain than curves based upon shear modulus. This study suggests that using the same values of equivalent radius ratio to calculate strains for both shear modulus and damping is not appropriate. The stress integration approach provides an accurate analysis technique for evaluating both modulus and damping behavior of soil, over any range of strains in RC/TS testing. En ligne : http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%291090-0241%282008%29134%3A12%281 [...]