Abstract: In project planning, several design concepts are considered to examine the potential to lower the lifecycle costs of the structure without sacrificing significant performance. Various natures of unusual and extreme events ...

Abstract: Hurricanes produce high winds and heavy precipitation, causing widespread damage to infrastructure in coastal areas. Throughout low-lying coastal cities such as New Orleans, Louisiana, a network of constructed waterway ...

Abstract: The U.S. inland navigation infrastructure is deteriorating primarily due to the aging of its components and the operation at near to full capacity of the system's structures. Gates at navigation locks play an integral part ...