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.
Suggested Citation
Luna, R., Summers, D., Hoffman, D., Rogers, J.D., Sevi, A., and Witt, E.C., 2007, Geotechnical reconnaissance of the Mississippi River Delta flood-protection system after Hurricane Katrina: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1306, 8 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/cir13063C.
ISSN: 2330-5703 (online)
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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 |