Hurricane Katrina
Subtitle: performance of transportation systems
By: edited by Reginald DesRoches.
Contributors: DesRoches, Reginald.
Series: Technical Council on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering monograph -- no. 29.; Monograph (American Society of Civil Engineers. Technical Council on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering) -- no. 29.
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Published: 2006
Place of publication: [Reston, Va.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 62
ISBN-13: 9780784408797
Subjects: Transportation engineering; Hurricane Katrina, 2005
Description: "Hurricane Katrina: Performance of Transportation Systems is a comprehensive evaluation of the Gulf coast's bridge, railroad, and roadway performance following Hurricane Katrina." "Although the failure of the levees in New Orleans attracted the most media attention, other infrastructures also suffered significant damage. Throughout the Gulf coast, bridges sustained minor to major damage, with several in Mississippi and Louisiana completely collapsing. Similarly, countless railways and roads were impeded by massive piles of debris. This book is a thorough account of Hurricane Katrina's devastating impact upon the Gulf Coast's major transportation systems."--BOOK JACKET
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Executive summary; title: ASCE-TCLEE investigation team; title: Acknowledgements; title: Overview of Hurricane Katrina; title: Wind speed and strom [storm] surge in Golf [Gulf] Coast; title: Overview of damage; title: Emergency preparedness; title: Emergency preparedness in Mississippi; title: Emergency preparedness in Louisiana; title: Emergency preparedness in Alabama DOT; title: Emergency preparedness in railroad companies; title: Highway bridges performance and repair; title: Performance and repair of highway bridges in Mississippi; title: Performance and repair of highway bridges in Louisiana; title: Performance and repair of highway bridges in Alabama; title: Performance and repair of movable bridges in Gulf Coast; title: Railroad performance and repair; title: Performance of railroads in Alabama; title: Performance of railroads in Louisiana; title: Performance of railroads brdges in Mississippi; title: Roadway performance and repair; title: Mississippi roadways; title: Performance of roads in Louisiana; title: Performance of roads in Alabama; title: Rerouting and traffic demands; title: Mississippi; title: Rerouting and traffic demands in Louisiana; title: Rerouting and traffic demands in Alabama; title: Impact on new design; title: Conclusions and lessons learned.