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Interactive embankment: topography of fluctuating water levels and human interaction
… urban riverbanks, when armored with levees or flood walls, usually hide this feature, limit the potential benefits it may bring to the landscape, and often lack public access. This thesis studies precedent embankment types in order to address better riverbank design treatments for fluctuating …
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Geotechnical Technique To Strengthen Traditional I-Walls Through The Use Of Composite Material
… regions, that over topped and eroded levees and flood walls, inevitably flooding the entire city of New Orleans. After Hurricane Katrina, the Department of Homeland Security approved a research grant to The University of Mississippi to develop effective but economic technique of strengthening …
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Response of Pile-Supported T-Walls to Fill Loading and Flood Loading Based on Physical Model Studies and Numerical Analyses
Pile-supported T-walls, which are concrete floodwalls that are shaped like an inverted "T" and supported by batter piles, are commonly used by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to protect low-lying portions of New Orleans and other areas. The design of a T-wall in southern Louisiana …