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ASCE ( American Society of Civil Engineers )
Description: The American Society of Civil Engineers represents more than 150,000 members of the civil engineering profession in 177 countries. Founded in 1852, ASCE is the nation’s oldest engineering society. ASCE stands at the forefront of a profession that plans, designs, constructs, and operates society’s economic and social engine – the built environment – while protecting and restoring the natural environment.
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New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina. III: The 17th Street Drainage Canal
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: 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 ...
New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina. I: Introduction, Overview, and the East Flank
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: 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. ...
New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina. II: The Central Region and the Lower Ninth Ward
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: 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. ...
New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina. IV: Orleans East Bank (Metro) Protected Basin
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: 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 ...