Raising the bar for levees.

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  • Author(s): Lougheed T
  • Source:
    Environmental health perspectives [Environ Health Perspect] 2006 Jan; Vol. 114 (1), pp. A44-7.
  • Publication Type:
    News
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0330411 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0091-6765 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00916765 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Environ Health Perspect Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: Research Triangle Park, N. C. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
    • Subject Terms:
      Conservation of Natural Resources* ; Disasters* ; Engineering* ; Fresh Water*; Fiber Optic Technology ; Louisiana ; Manufactured Materials ; Netherlands ; Rivers ; Textiles ; Water Movements
    • Abstract:
      Engineers have worked for millennia to control natural flooding through dams and levees. While the fundamental principles and challenges of holding back water have not changed, the tools brought to the task continue to evolve. Among other tools being tested and implemented today are elaborate sensors to detect stresses and strains within structures, and impermeable lining materials known as geomembranes, which are laid underneath the structure before it is built to prevent water seepage.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20060106 Date Completed: 20060309 Latest Revision: 20180831
    • Publication Date:
      20221213
    • Accession Number:
      PMC1332685
    • Accession Number:
      10.1289/ehp.114-a44
    • Accession Number:
      16393647