Hurricane Katrina performance of transportation systems - DesRoches, Reginald (Reston, Virginia American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)
Executive summary -- ASCE-TCLEE investigation team -- Acknowledgements -- Overview of Hurricane Katrina -- Wind speed and strom [storm] surge in Golf [Gulf] Coast -- Overview of damage -- Emergency preparedness -- Emergency preparedness in Mississippi -- Emergency preparedness in Louisiana -- Emergency preparedness in Alabama DOT -- Emergency preparedness in railroad companies -- Highway bridges performance and repair -- Performance and repair of highway bridges in Mississippi -- Performance and repair of highway bridges in Louisiana -- Performance and repair of highway bridges in Alabama -- Performance and repair of movable bridges in Gulf Coast -- Railroad performance and repair -- Performance of railroads in Alabama -- Performance of railroads in Louisiana -- Performance of railroads brdges in Mississippi -- Roadway performance and repair -- Mississippi roadways -- Performance of roads in Louisiana -- Performance of roads in Alabama -- Rerouting and traffic demands -- Mississippi -- Rerouting and traffic demands in Louisiana -- Rerouting and traffic demands in Alabama -- Impact on new design -- Conclusions and lessons learned.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Transportation engineering; Hurricane Katrina, 2005.; Electronic books