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Feasibility analysis and design of a flood barrier concept for the City of New York
Flooding has always been a major concern for coastal communities. However, many parts of New York City never had to worry about flooding until Hurricane Sandy hit in October 2012. The hurricane brought a record level storm surge, which destroyed homes, cut power to millions of people and caused a …
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Experiments and Analysis of Water-filled Tubes Used as Temporary Flood Barriers
… can be used in applications to resist rising floodwaters. They can also be used to form breakwaters and protect shores from erosion. This thesis considers single and stacked tubes resting on a rigid and deformable foundation resisting rising hydrostatic headwater. Experiments were carried out …