Resource

Investigation of the Performance of the New Orleans Flood Protection Systems in Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005

Resource Type
Reports
Reference Title
Investigation of the Performance of the New Orleans Flood Protection Systems in Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005
Author/Presenter
Seed, Raymond B.
Abdelmalak, R.I.
Athanasopoulos, A.G.
Bea, R.G.
Boutwell, G.P.
Bray, J.D.
Briaud, J-L.
Cheung, C.
Cobos-Roa, D.,
Cohen-Waeber, J.
Collins, B.D.
Ehrensing, L.
Farber, D.
Hanenmann, M.
Harder, L.F.
Inamine, M.S.
Inkabi, K.S.
Kammerer, A.M.
Karadeniz, D.
Kayen, R.E.
Moss, R.E.S.
Nicks, J.
Nimala, S.
Pestana, J.M.
Porter, J.
Rhee, K.
Riemer, M.F.
Roberts, K.
Rogers, J.D.
Storesund, R.
Thompson, A.
Govindasamy, A.V.
Vera-Grunauer, X.
Wartman, J.
Watkins, C.M.
Wenk, E.
Yim, S.
Organization/Agency
National Science Foundation
Year
2006
Topic Location
Louisiana
Abstract/Additional Information

National Science Foundation report on the failure of the New Orleans levee system released. The NSF-sponsored investigation was undertaken by a group of three dozen engineers and disaster experts led by Raymond Seed, engineering professor at UC-Berkeley. The team cited flaws in design, construction and maintenance, as well as politics and a widespread "culture of inattention" that values cost-cutting over safety. The group recommends transformation of the nation's approach to flood protection.

URL(s)
https://damfailures.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IR_Independent-Levee-Investi…