Geotechnical reconnaissance of the Mississippi River Delta flood-protection system after Hurricane Katrina

Circular 1306-3C
This report is Chapter 3C in Science and the storms-the USGS response to the hurricanes of 2005. See Circular 1306 for more information and other chapters.
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Abstract

This article presents the post-Hurricane Katrina conditions of the flood-protection system of levees and floodwalls that failed in the environs of the Mississippi River Delta and New Orleans, La. Damage conditions and suggested mechanisms of failure are presented from the geotechnical point of view.

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Geotechnical reconnaissance of the Mississippi River Delta flood-protection system after Hurricane Katrina
Series title Circular
Series number 1306
Chapter 3C
DOI 10.3133/cir13063C
Year Published 2007
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) National Wetlands Research Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Description 8 p.
Larger Work Type Report
Larger Work Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Larger Work Title Science and the storms-the USGS response to the hurricanes of 2005 (Circular 1306)
First page 27
Last page 34
Country United States
State Louisiana
City New Orleans;Venice
Other Geospatial Hurricane Katrina
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