Resource

USGS Scientists Investigate New Orleans Levees Broken by Hurricane Katrina

Resource Type
Industry Papers and Articles
Reference Title
USGS Scientists Investigate New Orleans Levees Broken by Hurricane Katrina
Author/Presenter
Kayen, Robert
Collins, Brian
Gibbons, Helen
Organization/Agency
U.S. Geological Survey
Year
2005
Journal Title
Sound Waves
Abstract/Additional Information

In the aftermath of the flooding of New Orleans, USACE requested an external review of the levees' performance by teams of engineers and scientists sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and ASCE. Various teams worked in New Orleans from September 28 through October 15, 2005. USGS scientists on the NSF team used a ground-based terrestrial laser-mapping system to conduct detailed surveys of the levee breaches.

URL(s)
http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2006/01/