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New Orleans Levee System Performance during Hurricane Katrina: London Avenue and Orleans Canal South
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: 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 ...
New Orleans Levee System Performance during Hurricane Katrina: 17th Street Canal and Orleans Canal North
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: 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 ...