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Hurricane Protection System

by
Hurricane Katrina External Review Panel of ASCE


Part of: The New Orleans Hurricane Protection System: What Went Wrong and Why

Abstract:

This chapter discusses hurricane protection systems. Topics include standard project hurricane, levees and floodwalls, datums and elevations, and interior drainage and pump stations.

Subject Headings: Hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones | Pumping stations | Protective structures | Levees and dikes | Project management | Geodetic datum | Drainage

 

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