Closures and Interior Facilities for Levee Projects; Principles, Case Examples, and Risk-based Analysis Concepts.

Abstract

This report presents the role of closure and interior facilities in the overall performance of levee projects. Hydrologic, physical, institutional, and human considerations that might affect the project reliability during a full range of flood events are examined. Information is compiled and organized to support plan formulation and evaluation within the framework of risk-based analysis. Several Corps of Engineers local flood protection projects located in the Mississippi River Basin are used as case studies illustrate these ideas. Particular attention is given to their performance during the Flood of 1993.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA315781

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  • Ralph A. Wurbs

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  • Energy and Power Technologies
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  • Case Studies
  • Climate Change
  • Construction
  • Control Systems
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Drainage Basins
  • Emergency Response
  • Engineers
  • Flood Control
  • Flood Damage
  • Floods
  • Geography
  • Mississippi River
  • Pumping Stations
  • United States
  • Warning Systems
  • Water Resources

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