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A Levee: A Mathematical Protection Alaina Pitts Calculus III Honors Project Fall 2005

Levees prevent flooding in areas beside bodies of water. What does a levee do???? Levees prevent flooding in areas beside bodies of water. www.wikipedia.org

New Orleans Is 6 feet below sea level on average Has 350 miles of levees www.nationalgeographic.com and www.wikipedia.org

Why Does New Orleans Need So Many Levees? www.neworleansleveesystem.com

Breeched Levees in New Orleans www.wdsu.com

Results of a Breeched Levee http://news.nationalgeographic.com

Water Pressure Distribution Triangle V 0 Pressure Average Pressure felt 2/3 depth Maximum Pressure

Important Factors in Designing a Levee What is the force of the wall on the water? What is the force of the water on the wall? Will these forces cause the wall to slide? Will these forces cause the wall to overturn? Is this affordable?

Works Cited http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effect_of_Hurricane_Katrina_on_NewOrleans Effect of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans. 16 Sept. 2005. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levee Levee. 16 Sept. 2005. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans New Orleans. 16 Sept. 2005 http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/09/0902_050902_katrina_levees_2.html New Orleans Levees Not Built for Worst Case Events. 16 Sept. 2005. Justice, Shawn R., Professional Engineer. Personal Interview. 23 Sept. 2005, 30 Sept. 2005, 5 Oct. 2005. www.neworleansleveesystem.com 16 Sept. 2005. www.wdsu.com 16 Sept. 2005.