TY - BOOK ID - 125354323 TI - Embankments, Dams, and Slopes : Lessons From the New Orleans Levee Failures and Other Current Issues AU - Silva-Tulla, Francisco AU - Nicholson, Peter G. AU - Geo-Denver 2007 PY - 2007 PB - American Society of Civil Engineers DB - UniCat KW - Dam failures KW - Embankment dams KW - Levees and dikes KW - Failure analysis KW - Slopes KW - Hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones KW - Soil structures KW - Structural systems KW - Louisiana KW - United States KW - New Orleans UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:125354323 AB - Proceedings of Geo-Denver 2007, New Peaks in Geotechnics, held in Denver, Colorado, February 18-21, 2007. Sponsored by the Geo-Institute of ASCE. This Geotechnical Special Publication contains 21 papers on engineering issues related to flow, deformation, and stability of earth structures and on lessons learned from the failure of the New Orleans levees after Hurricane Katrina. The papers on the flow and deformation of earth structures advance our capabilities to model, evaluate, analyze, and monitor flow and deformations of earth structures. The papers on the stability of earth structures examine the design and performance of structural systems used to stabilize slopes and protect rapidly weathering rock. Papers by representatives of teams investigating the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina address issues related to the performance of the levee system as well as perspectives on lessons learned and possibilities for future directions of the Hurricane Protection System for Southeast Louisiana. ER -