Send a comment on this item to LII: Send a comment on this item to LII staff, who on weekdays will usually reply within 24 hours. Investigators Release Preliminary Findings of Levee Failures at Senate Hearing Article about how "many of the New Orleans levee and floodwall failures in the wake of Hurricane Katrina occurred at weak-link junctions where different levee or wall sections joined together, according to a preliminary report released [in November, 2005] by independent investigators from the University of California, Berkeley, and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)." Includes links to the Senate testimony and the full report. From the University of California, Berkeley. http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2005/11/02_levee.shtml Asterisk * indicates required field. Your Name Your Email Address * We will not sell or provide your email address to anyone else. Comment * Enter the verification code as it is shown in the box below. This helps prevent automated submissions. *