Influence of Unstable Soil Movement on Pile-Founded Concrete Floodwalls and a Resulting Design Methodology

Efforts are underway in the New Orleans area to raise the elevations of its levee system to combat the effects of hurricane storm surge. When complete, the majority of the system will be comprised of a combination of levees, sheet pile I-Walls, floodgates, and pile-supported concrete floodwalls, com...

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Main Author: Varuso, Richard James
Other Authors: Dutrow, Barbara
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2010
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Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-04192010-093617/