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Southern Louisiana and Mississippi Coastal Protection Field Trip
University of Notre Dame Civil Engineering Junior Class
November 5 – November 8, 2006

Sponsors:  Murphy Travel Fund; University of Notre Dame Department of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences; US Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District; US Army Engineer Research and Development Center

Hosts: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center

Organizers: Joannes J. Westerink, Peter C. Burns, Chris Gilmore, Jeffrey W. Talley, Diane Westerink

The Southern Louisiana and Mississippi region, vital to our nation's economy and culture, presents critical scientific and engineering challenges in the areas of riverine and delta morphology, plate tectonics, hydraulic engineering, structural and soils engineering, and marshland ecology and environmental engineering. The specific purpose of the trip is to develop an understanding of the delta and marshes, of the engineered structures that protect the infrastructure in the coastal floodplain, of the recent failures, and of the science and engineering that are going on to build a better and safer flood protection system.

 

Trip Photos - click to see larger image

Steamboat Natchez
 Outside Pump Station#6 Inside Pump Station #6 17th St. Canal Gate Closure
17th Street Canal Levees London Ave Breach London Ave Gate Closure
On the Levee Ruined House Ruined House Walk through ruined neighborhood
Walk through ruined neighborhood 17th St. Canal Model 17th St. Canal Model Hazardous Waste Lab
USACE Centrifuge Old River Control region Hydroelectric power plant Old River Control
Mississippi River Waiting for the Locks The Locks Open In the locks
Waterways Tour Waterways Tour Waterways Tour Waterways Tour
Waterways Tour Jackson Square New Orleans building Group photo

 

                         

This field trip was made possible by the generous support of the Murphy Travel Fund and the Department of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences, and is hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District and the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center.

 

 

 

Field Trip Questions, Contact:

Diane Westerink, Coordinator, Computational Hydraulics Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, westerink.5@nd.edu, (574)631-4005