11.945 | Spring 2006 | Graduate

Katrina Practicum

New Orleans Images

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Description:

Workers repaired many sections of the canal. Because the original pilings were drilled too shallow, the soil beneath eroded and caused the retaining wall to collapse.

Alt text:
Repairing the 17th Street Canal in the Lakeview district.
Caption:
Workers repaired many sections of the canal. Because the original pilings were drilled too shallow, the soil beneath eroded and caused the retaining wall to collapse.
Credit:
Credit: Image courtesy of MIT OpenCourseWare.
Repairing the 17th Street Canal in the Lakeview district.