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The Levees Fail

by
Hurricane Katrina External Review Panel of ASCE


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

Abstract:

This chapter examines the failure of levees against storm forces and the flooding that ensued.

Subject Headings: Levees and dikes | Storms | Floods | Failure analysis | Dam failures

 

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