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The Study Of Sediment Dynamics In A Shallow Estuary Using Integrated Numerical Modeling And Satellite Remote Sensing, Haihong Zhao
The Study Of Sediment Dynamics In A Shallow Estuary Using Integrated Numerical Modeling And Satellite Remote Sensing, Haihong Zhao
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
The primary objective of the study is to develop an effective tool to investigate the resuspension, deposition and transport of mixed cohesive and non-cohesive sediments in an estuary. The research has integrated 1) statistical analyses of the primary forcing, 2) numerical models for hydrodynamics, surface waves and sediment transport, and 3) the MODIS (Moderate Imaging Spectroradiometer) remotely sensed imagery, to investigate hydrodynamics and sediment dynamics in Mobile Bay, Alabama. First, based on long-term meteorological and tidal observations, statistical analyses have been conducted to predict extreme values of winds and water levels at different return periods in the estuary. Application of …
Residential Building Damage From Hurricane Storm Surge: Proposed Methodologies To Describe, Assess And Model Building Damage, Carol J. Friedland
Residential Building Damage From Hurricane Storm Surge: Proposed Methodologies To Describe, Assess And Model Building Damage, Carol J. Friedland
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Although hydrodynamic models are used extensively to quantify the physical hazard of hurricane storm surge, the connection between the physical hazard and its effects on the built environment has not been well addressed. The focus of this dissertation research is the improvement of our understanding of the interaction of hurricane storm surge with the built environment. This is accomplished through proposed methodologies to describe, assess and model residential building damage from hurricane storm surge. Current methods to describe damage from hurricane events rely on the initiating mechanism. To describe hurricane damage to residential buildings, a combined wind and flood damage …