CE 2700 : CE Quizzes And Answers - Great Mississippi Flood
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Which of the following contributed to the failure of the floodwall and levee along 17th street canal in. New orleans: the soil strength was overestimated by the designers, the occurrence of a water-filled gap behind the floodwall shortened the soil"s failure surface. Calvin coolidge declined to take direct, political action in the flood relief effort in the spring of 1927: true. Which of the following contributed to the failure of the hurricane protection system in new orleans during hurricane katrina: the system was underdesigned, many levees were not high enough, there was a lack on stable funding. Which of the following was not a contributor to the johnstown flood: piping undermined the foundation of the dam. During world war i, president woodrow wilson named herbert hoover to which position: food administrator. Innovative materials used in new applications often have poorly understood properties or behaviors: structural systems often fail at connections.
